A focal chord of a conic section is a line through a focus joining two points of
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A focal chord of a conic section is a line through a focus joining two points of the curve. The latus rectum is the focal chord perpendicular to the major axis of the conic. Prove the following properties.
The lines tangent to the endpoints of any focal chord of a parabola y2 = 4px intersect on the directrix and are perpendicular.
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Calculus Early Transcendentals
ISBN: 978-0321947345
2nd edition
Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett
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