SOLUTION: Which is the equation of a parabola with focus (-5, 3) and vertex (-5, 6)?

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Question 1115334: Which is the equation of a parabola with focus (-5, 3) and vertex (-5, 6)?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Those two mean that Directrix is y=9 or "point" (x,9), and distance abs%28p%29 from vertex to either focus or directrix is 3.

You can try deriving using Distance Formula, or just plug into....

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