document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=554733>Question 554733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what does the graph of y squared equals 18x look like? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2=18x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola of the standard form:(y-k)^2=4p(x-h), with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: y^2=18x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=0 or x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parabola opens rightwards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=18/4=4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focus: (4.5,0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix: x=-4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug in an x-value into the equation and you will have the information you need to graph given parabola. </SPAN>\n" );
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