Parabola constructed by paper folding

The virtue of this activity is that it directly applies the focus and directrix definition of a parabola in its construction and that it can be done with extremely simple materials. The bonus payoff of this activity is it leads to the proof of the reflection property of the parabola without calculus.

 

David Chandler

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
conic  directrix  focus  folding  origami  paper  parabola 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United States)
 
 
 
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