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When the focus and directrix are used to derive the equation of a parabola, two distances were set equal to each other. = The distance between the directrix and __ is set equal to the distance between the___and the same point on the parabola.

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Answer:

A point on the parabola

Focus

Explanation:

Correct on Edge. 2021

User Juan Tarquino
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When the focus and directrix are used to derive the equation of a parabola, two distances were set equal to each other.
The distance between the directrix and a point on the parabola is set equal to the distance between the focus and the same point on the parabola.
User BharathRao
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