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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