Activity Overview
A parabola is defined as the set of points equidistant from a line, called the directrix, and a fixed point, called the focus. In this activity students will construct a parabola using this basic geometric definition.
A parabola is defined as the set of points equidistant from a line, called the directrix, and a fixed point, called the focus. In this activity students will construct a parabola using this basic geometric definition.