document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859892>Question 859892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation in standard form of the parabola with the directrix x=-2 and focus (4,3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "parabola opens right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic form of equation: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=coordinates of vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (1,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3 (distance from vertex to either directrix or focus on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: (y-3)^2=12(x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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