document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=545452>Question 545452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the Vertex is (0,-7) and the focus is (0,3 Square root of 5) then what is the equation? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given equation is that of a parabola that opens upwards. Standard form: (x-h)^2=4p(y-h), (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex:(0,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=0 or y-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=distance from vertex to focus on the axis of symmetry=7+3&#8730;5&#8776;13.708<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p&#8776;54.83<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=54.83(y+7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=(1/54.83)x^2+7 </SPAN>\n" );
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