document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859893>Question 859893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola given by the equation x^2 = -8y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = -8y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parabola opens down with vertex at origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic form of equation: y=-4py<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex:(0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=0 or y-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "focus: (0,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "directrix: y=2<BR>\n" );
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