SOLUTION: Identify the center, vertices, and foci (if applicable) of the following conic: y^2-8x=0

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Question 203694This question is from textbook College Algebra
: Identify the center, vertices, and foci (if applicable) of the following conic:
y^2-8x=0This question is from textbook College Algebra

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y^2 = 8x ___ (y - 0)^2 = 8 (x - 0)

this is a parabola ___ it opens to the right
the axis of symmetry is the x-axis
the vertex is (0,0)
the focus is (2,0)
the directrix is x = -2