SOLUTION: What is the equation of the parabola with a focus at (0, -5) and directrix y = 5?
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Question 893188: What is the equation of the parabola with a focus at (0, -5) and directrix y = 5?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The parabola is the set of points (x,y) equally distant from (0,-5) as from (x,5).
DISTANCE FORMULA will let you derive the specific parabola.
Symmetric Property of Equality:
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