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Find an equation for the parabola with focus at(-3,-8) and vertex at (-3,-4).
nadsoflee
Apr 20, 2010, 12:47 PM
I need to know how I find an equation for this problem. How do these numbers plug into (x-h)^2=4p(y-k)?
galactus
Apr 21, 2010, 02:24 AM
p is the (absolute value) distance from the focus to the vertex. You can find that from the given coordinates.
(h,k) are the vertex coordinates.
Plug them in.