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Parabola with Horizontal Directrix

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Students find the vertex, directrix, and focus of a parabola. They graph parabolic functions and solve application problems involving parabalas.

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parabolas, graphing quadratics, vertex

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directris, parabola, vertex, math
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Grade
9th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use

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