SOLUTION: Find the vertex and focus of the parabola given by: x^2= -1/8 y

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Question 97783: Find the vertex and focus of the parabola given by:
x^2= -1/8 y
Answer by ryanman(19) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vertex (0,0) and the directrx is parallel to the x-axis and the parabola opens down since the P is negative .
4P = -1/8
P=-1/32
so the focus is 1/32 units below the vertex (since the parabola opens downwards) , so the focus is at (0,-1/32)