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document.write( "Given data shows this is a parabola of the form: x^2=4py.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2,3) would be the focus and y=1 would be the directrix.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The axis of symmetry is x=2 and the parabola opens upwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the vertex is equidistant from the focus and directrix, its coordinates are (2,2). Therefore, equation =(x-2)^2=4(y-2)or y-2=1/4(x-2)^2 or the more usual form, y=1/4(x-2)^2+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "See a graphical representation of this parabola below:\r<BR>\n" );
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