Basics of Parabola
Basics of Parabola: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Standard Equations of Parabola, Focal Chord of Standard Parabola, Axis of a Parabola, Latus Rectum of a Parabola, Double Ordinate of a Parabola, Position of a Point with Respect to a Parabola, etc.
Important Questions on Basics of Parabola
What is the formula of eccentricity of parabola?

Given the conic then distance between its focus and vertex is


Let be a point, different from , on the parabola whose focus is at . Let be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from on to the directrix of the parabola. The least distance of the point from the orthocentre of triangle as moves on the parabola is

The axis of the parabola for the parabola , where is a positive integer is along -axis.

The axis of the parabola for the parabola , where is a positive integer is

For every , let be the parabola given by . Then

If orthocentre of a triangle formed by on parabola is the focus then


The vertex of a parabola is and its axis is parallel to . If parabola passes through , then the length of its latus rectum is _____

The function corresponding to the graph shown below is


If the point is an interior point of the region bounded by the parabola and the double ordinate through focus, then

If are the parametric equations of the parabola then the value of equals

If the line passes through the points of intersection of and then

If the coordinates of the ends of a focal chord of the parabola are and then _______

If the Cartesian co-ordinates of the point on the parabola whose parameter is is

Value of when the parabola passes through the point is


If the equation of a parabola is given as , then find the equation of its directrix.
