document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=817626>Question 817626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the latus rectum of this equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y^2-12y+16x+36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard form = (y-6)^2=-16x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y^2-12y+16x+36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard form = (y-6)^2=-16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic form of equation: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "latus rectum, aka, focal width=4p=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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