Question

Explain why the focus of a parabola is never on the parabola itself

Answer 1

Hello there.

Explain why the focus of a parabola is never on the parabola itself

focus of the parabola is the point which the parabola wraps itself around, for lack of a better word.

Answer 2

This is because the focus of the parabola is the point which the parabola wraps itself around, for lack of a better word.

The only point we need to be really concerned about that is on the parabola is the vertex, right at the center.

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