SOLUTION: Graph the parabola and clearly indicate the focus, directrix, and the endpoints at the latus rectum (x+3)^2 = 8(y+2) PS. Thank you in advance!!

Question 1091497: Graph the parabola and clearly indicate the focus, directrix, and the endpoints at the latus rectum
(x+3)^2 = 8(y+2)
PS. Thank you in advance!!
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation gives you most of the information already.

, axis of symmetry is vertical. Vertex is a minimum point of the parabola.
VERTEX (-3,-2)
p, distance between vertex and either directrix or focus;
,
FOCUS (-3,0)
DIRECTRIX .

If solve for x when y is 0, find zeros at x=-7 and x=1.

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