Find an Equation for a Parabola with Vertex at the Origin

question 95

Essay

Find an equation for a parabola with vertex at the origin, and with directrix $y = - \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ .

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Definitions:

4 × 100 Relay

The 4 × 100 relay is an athletics track event where four team members each run 100 meters, passing a baton in a race against other teams.

Independent

A term typically used in statistics to describe a condition where two events or variables have no influence on each other.

Random Variable

A variable whose values are determined by the numerical results of a random event.

Independent

Not influenced or controlled by others; in statistics, variables that are not affected by other variables in the model.