SOLUTION: Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with a vertex at the origin and a focus at (0, -7).
My answer:
Vertex: (0, 0); Focus: (1/40, 0) ; Directrix: x = -1/40 ;
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Question 982036: Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with a vertex at the origin and a focus at (0, -7).
My answer:
Vertex: (0, 0); Focus: (1/40, 0) ; Directrix: x = -1/40 ; Focal width: 0.1
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Recheck the descriptive definition of a parabola which includes the reference to the Distance Formula.
Standard Form Equation for a parabola would be a format . Derive the parabola equation first in a different form according to the use of the Distance Formula.
This is how you could start:
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do the algebraic steps and make the adjustments.
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