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PrecalculusChallengeConic Sections and Parametric Equations

Conic Sections and Parametric Equations · Challenge problem

As tt runs over all real numbers, the point (t2+t, t2−t)(t^2+t,\ t^2-t) traces a parabola whose axis is not vertical or horizontal. Find the length of its latus rectum (the chord through the focus perpendicular to the axis).