SOLUTION: what is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola x^2-6x-2y-1=0?

Question 778778: what is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola x^2-6x-2y-1=0?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola
x^2-6x-2y-1=0?
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Complete the square::
2y+1 = x^2-6x-1
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2y+1+9 = x^2-6x+9
(x-3)^2 = 2(y+5
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Latus Rectum = 4p = 2
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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