document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=752247>Question 752247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of a Parabola with the vertex at (-3,-2) and directrix of X=1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "parabola opens leftward:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic equation: (y-k)^2=-4p(x-h), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex: (-3,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=4 (distance from vertex to directrix on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+2)^2=-16(x+3) </SPAN>\n" );
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