document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=792577>Question 792577</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write qn equation of parabola whose directrix is y=3 and vertex (2,2)? Plzz help </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given parabola opens downwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic form of equation: (x-h)^2=-4p(y-k), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.Given vertex: (2,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=1 (distance from vertex to directrix on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given parabola: (x-2)^2=-4(y-2) </SPAN>\n" );
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