SOLUTION: what is the standard form of a parabola conic that has a center at (-1.5, 9.8) and passes through (-2,9.5) and (-1,9,5)

Algebra ->  Quadratic-relations-and-conic-sections -> SOLUTION: what is the standard form of a parabola conic that has a center at (-1.5, 9.8) and passes through (-2,9.5) and (-1,9,5)       Log On


   

Question 439500: what is the standard form of a parabola conic that has a center at (-1.5, 9.8) and passes through (-2,9.5) and (-1,9,5)
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok. First of all, a parabola doesn't have a center, it has a focus. So, is the the point (-1.5, 9.8) the focus?
Second, is the "center" actually (-1.5, 9.5) instead of (-1.5, 9.8)?
Third, if the focus is actually (-1.5, 9.5), then the points (-2,9.5) and (-1,9.5) are the endpoints of the latus rectum.