Parabola: Geometric Property (I)

Applet illustrates that if a line is drawn tangent to a parabola, this tangent always creates equal angles with the parabola's axis and the segment connecting the focus to its point of tangency.

 

Tim Brzezinski

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
angle  angles  equal  line  parabola  property  reflective  tangent 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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