Focus, directrix and latus rectum of a parabola
Two-dimensional geometry · Mathematics
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Q: For y² = 12x, find focus, directrix, and latus rectum endpoints. a = 3. Focus (3,0). Directrix x = −3. Latus rectum: x = 3, y² = 36, y = ±6. Endpoints (3,6), (3,−6). Length 12 = 4a ✓.