The vertex is the parabola's minimum or maximum ... If the coefficient is positive, it opens upward; if negative, the parabola opens downward. In the context of conic sections, the focus is ...

y = x² + 6 - moves the parabola 6 places up the y axis y = x² – 7 - moves the parabola 7 places down the y axis In the video, the 2D curve of the Lovell Telescope dish is a parabola.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat acute pain, the health regulator said on Thursday, offering a first-of-its-kind alternative to addictive opioid ...