SOLUTION: Find the vertex and equation of the directrix for the following parabola y^2=-32x

Question 388307: Find the vertex and equation of the directrix for the following parabola y^2=-32x
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the vertex and equation of the directrix
for the following parabola y^2=-32x
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Form y^2 = 4px
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4p = -32
p = -8 means the vertex and the directrix are 8
units away from the vertex.
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the vertex is at (0,0)
the equation produces a parabola that opens to the right.
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Vertex at (8,0)
Directrix: x = -8
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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