document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593440>Question 593440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation for the parabola with the focus (4,0) and vertex (2,0) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This  is a parabola that opens rightwards with equation of the standard form: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x-axis or y=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2 (distance from focus to vertex on axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2=8(x-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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