document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=636993>Question 636993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine the equation of parabola with vertex at the origin, and with focus F(-3;0) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a parabola that opens leftwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its form of equation: y^2=-4px<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given vertex(0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of summetry: y=0 or x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3 (distance from vertex to focus on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2=-12x </SPAN>\n" );
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