SOLUTION: Give the vertex, focus, directrix, and the distance across parabola at focus, and then graph the parabola. x^2+6x+2y+15=0

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Question 188602: Give the vertex, focus, directrix, and the distance across parabola at focus, and then graph the parabola.
x^2+6x+2y+15=0

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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vertex is at (-3,-3)
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1/4p=-1/2
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p=-1/2
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directrix is at y=-5/2
focus is at (-3,-7/2)
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distance across parabola is abs value of 4p which equals abs value of 4(-1/2)= 2:

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