document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=551723>Question 551723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = (1/16)x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i solve this to find the vertex, focus, equation of diretrex, axis of symmerty, and the x and y intercepts ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how do i solve this to find the vertex, focus, equation of diretrex, axis of symmerty, and the x and y intercepts ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = (1/16)x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=16y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation for a parabola of standard form: (x-h)^2=4p(y-k), with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=0 or y-axis (parabola opens upwards)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focus: (0,4) (4 units above vertex on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix: y=-4 (4 units below vertex on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-intercept=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercept=0 </SPAN>\n" );
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