document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593015>Question 593015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find an equation for the parabola with focus (4,-6) and vertex at (3, -6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for a parabola that opens rightwards: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (3,-6) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=1 (distance from focus to vertex on axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+6)^2=4(x-3)<BR>\n" );
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