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vyca:
Should I be memorising all the different formula's and knowing letter is the vertex, directrix etc.?

RuiAce:

--- Quote from: vyca on September 26, 2016, 12:47:45 pm ---Should I be memorising all the different formula's and knowing letter is the vertex, directrix etc.?

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After you work through the PS=PM derivation, yes. And they are mentioned on your reference sheet.

You should try to figure out why the formulae are true as well.

vyca:

--- Quote from: RuiAce on September 26, 2016, 01:19:16 pm ---After you work through the PS=PM derivation, yes. And they are mentioned on your reference sheet.

You should try to figure out why the formulae are true as well.

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Is that all there is to Parabola & locus, the PS=PM derivation and the formula's?

RuiAce:

--- Quote from: vyca on September 26, 2016, 01:51:29 pm ---Is that all there is to Parabola & locus, the PS=PM derivation and the formula's?

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PS=PM isn't restricted to the parabola - it can be the circle or a straight line as well. But yes that's basically it to the topic.

vyca:

--- Quote from: RuiAce on September 26, 2016, 02:00:35 pm ---PS=PM isn't restricted to the parabola - it can be the circle or a straight line as well. But yes that's basically it to the topic.

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Thankyou RuiAce for your help!

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