What do you mean by parabola?

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For Parabola, square of y = 4ax, the distance of a point P on the parabola from the focus = its distance (that point P on the parabola) from the directrix
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For Parabola, square of y = 4ax, the distance of a point P on the parabola from the focus = its distance (that point P on the parabola) from the directrix i.e., The eccentricity e = 1.
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sp/pm=1 or e=1 where, sp is the distance between focal and any point on the curve and pm is the distance of the point p from directrix.
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