Find the Vertex, Focus, and Directrix of the Parabola and Sketch

question 25

Multiple Choice

Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola and sketch its graph.

• A)vertex: ; focus: directrix
• B)vertex: ; focus: directrix
• C)vertex: focus: directrix x = 3
• D)vertex: ; focus: directrix x = -1 x = 3
• E)vertex: ; focus: directrix x = 1 x = -1

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory proposing a child's unconscious desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Erogenous Zones

Specific areas of the human body that have heightened sensitivity, which, when stimulated, can produce a sexual response or pleasure.

Latency Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring from around age six to puberty, characterized by a decrease in overt sexual interests and the development of social and intellectual skills.

Orally Fixated

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that an individual is focused on oral pleasures such as eating or smoking, stemming from early childhood.