document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870922>Question 870922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Distance Formula to find the equation of a parabola with the focus F(4,0) and directrix x=-3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given parabola opens rightward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic equation: (y-k)^2=4p(x-h), (h,k)=coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given parabola:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex:(0.5,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y^2=14(x-0.5) </SPAN>\n" );
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