Conic Section: The Parabola

Parabolas in the form 4ax=y^2 and 4ay=x^2 in addition to having a vertex at V(h, k). A diagonal cross-section of a cone will generate a parabola, which is why the parabola is part of a unit on conics (along with the circle, ellipse and the hyperbola.) This video graphs the parabolas and also creates an equation from a graph.