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A parabola has the origin as its focus and the line as the directrix. Then the vertex of the parabola is at:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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The vertex of a parabola lies exactly midway between the focus and the directrix along the axis of the parabola.Focus: Directrix: The axis of the parabola is the line passing through the focus perpendicular to the directrix, which is the -axis ().The intersection of the directrix and the axis is the point .The vertex is the midpoint of and :

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A parabola has the origin as its focus and the line as the directrix. Then the vertex of the parabola is at:
A
B
C
D

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