SOLUTION: The equation of a parabola is given. y=1/4x2−3x+18 What are the coordinates of the focus of the parabola?

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Question 1082223: The equation of a parabola is given.
y=1/4x2−3x+18
What are the coordinates of the focus of the parabola?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert to the focus form of the parabola.





So the vertex is (,) and the focus is (,)=(,).
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