document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612498>Question 612498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Identify the coordinates of the vertex, directrix, and the direction of opening of the parabola with equation (y-4)^2=x+2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens rightwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: (y-k)2=4p(x-h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation:(y-4)^2=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (-2,4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Axis of symmetry:y=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix:x=-9/4 (p distance to the left of vertex on the axis of symmetry) </SPAN>\n" );
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