SOLUTION: Parabola with vertex at (1, 3) and x = 5 as directrix

Question 982511: Parabola with vertex at (1, 3) and x = 5 as directrix

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Knowing the vertex and directrix, you can determine the focus point. See 4 units to the left of x=1; this would be x=-3. The focus is (-3,3).

If you already know the derived formula for a parabola based on the definition and the use of the Distance Formula, then you are ready to use it directly.

would be parabola with focus at (-p,0) for some number and vertex at the origin, (0,0). This is for a axis of symmetry being the x-axis.

YOUR example is concave to the left, and also a horizontal parabola, and . Put all the data into the equation model, as translated from standard position: .
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You could also derive this from the known focus and given directrix according to the definition of a parabola.
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