document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=509591>Question 509591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> using the equation of a parabola below, find the focus, the directrix, and the equation of the axis of symmetry? x^2=-8y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola: (x-h)^2=4p(y-k), with (h,k) being the coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: x^2=-8y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is a parabola that opens downwards with vertex at (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Focus: (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Directrix: y=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Axis of symmetry: x=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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