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Reflective Properties of Parabolas

What is special about rays parallel to the axis of symmetry and starting at the focus?

A) Click and drag "Point". What do you notice about the measures of the two angles in green? B) What do you notice about the green ray that does not intersect with the focus? C) In what types of real world settings might it be useful for this phenomenon to occur?