J Jkitty Member Joined Apr 15, 2014 Messages 35 Gender Female HSC 2015 Aug 29, 2014 #1 Hey I'm having trouble with this equation 11. c. find the length of the focal chord that meets the parabola at (2, -1/3) Also could you please tell me what the focal chord is? (optional) thank you
Hey I'm having trouble with this equation 11. c. find the length of the focal chord that meets the parabola at (2, -1/3) Also could you please tell me what the focal chord is? (optional) thank you
H HeroicPandas Heroic! Joined Mar 8, 2012 Messages 1,547 Gender Male HSC 2013 Aug 29, 2014 #2 "A focal chord is a line segment that passes through the focus of a parabola and has its endpoints on the parabola."
"A focal chord is a line segment that passes through the focus of a parabola and has its endpoints on the parabola."
B braintic Well-Known Member Joined Jan 20, 2011 Messages 2,137 Gender Undisclosed HSC N/A Aug 29, 2014 #3 Jkitty said: Hey I'm having trouble with this equation 11. c. find the length of the focal chord that meets the parabola at (2, -1/3) Also could you please tell me what the focal chord is? (optional) thank you Click to expand... For someone to be able to answer that, you going to have to supply the equation (parametric or Cartesian) of the parabola.
Jkitty said: Hey I'm having trouble with this equation 11. c. find the length of the focal chord that meets the parabola at (2, -1/3) Also could you please tell me what the focal chord is? (optional) thank you Click to expand... For someone to be able to answer that, you going to have to supply the equation (parametric or Cartesian) of the parabola.