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If a line be drawn through the focus and parallel to the directrix, it will intersect the parabola at two points that lie a distance 2 p from the focus. The line segment connecting these two points is called the focal chord.
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Focal chord is the line that passes through the focus of parabola, etc.
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If a line be drawn through the focus and parallel to the directrix, it will intersect the parabola at two points. The line segment connecting these two points is called the focal chord.
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The chord which passes through focus is called focal chord.
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The line which passes through the focus is called focal chord.
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