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Casio ClassPad 300 User Manual

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k Drawing a Parabola that Opens Vertically

A parabola with a vertical axis is one whose principal axis is parallel to the

y

-axis. There are

two possible equations for a parabola with a vertical axis:

y

= A(

x

– H)

2

+ K and

y

= A

x

2

+ B

x

+C.

u ClassPad Operation

(1) In step (2) of the procedure under “Drawing a Parabola that Opens Horizontally”, select

“Y = A(X – H)

2

+ K” or “Y = AX

2

+ BX + C”.

(2) Specify values for the coefficients.

4-3-3

Drawing a Conics Graph