document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585360>Question 585360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the vertex, directrix, and focal width of the parabola: x^2=36y </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola that opens upwards: (x-h)^2=4p(y-k), (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: x^2=36y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y-axis or x=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix: y=-9 (p units below the vertex on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focus: (0,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focal width=4p=36 </SPAN>\n" );
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