document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=857854>Question 857854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equaiton in standard form of the parabola with vertex at (0,0) and focus (0,-3) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given parabola opens down:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic equation: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=-4py<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=0 or y-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3 (distance from focus to vertex on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation of given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=-12y </SPAN>\n" );
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