please help?
A dirt bike racer wants to plan a path between a giant boulder and a fence that lines his property. Using these as the focus and directrix, how can the racer plan a parabolic path that will be equidistant from the boulder and the fence at all times? Describe your method in full sentences.

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please help?
A dirt bike racer wants to plan a path between a giant boulder and a fence that lines his property. Using these as the focus and directrix, how can the racer plan a parabolic path that will be equidistant from the boulder and the fence at all times? Describe your method in full sentences.

anonymous · Answer

is this like advanced trigonomentry?

anonymous · Answer

its algebra 2

anonymous · Answer

oh.  I'm in algebra 1, so I have no idea.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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