document.write( "Question 876020: Write the equation of the parabola with a focus (-2,4) and directrix y = 0.
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\n" ); document.write( "Standard Form of an Equation of a Circle is \"%28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2+=+r%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Standard Form of an Equation of an Ellipse is \"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+%2B+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Standard Form of an Equation of an Hyperbola opening up and down is:\"%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+-+%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "Standard Form of an Equation of an Hyperbola opening right and left is:\"%28x-h%29%5E2%2Fa%5E2+-+%28y-k%29%5E2%2Fb%5E2+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "the vertex form of a Parabola opening up(a>0) or down(a<0), \"y=a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2Bk\"
\n" ); document.write( " the vertex form of a Parabola opening right(a>0) or left(a<0), \"x=a%28y-k%29%5E2+%2Bh\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "focus (-2,4) and directrix y = 0.
\n" ); document.write( "Parabola Opening Upward along x = -2: Directrix y = 0 below F(-2,4),
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\n" ); document.write( "((4-0)/2 = 2 = k
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=a%28x%2B2%29%5E2+%2B2\" C(-2,2)
\n" ); document.write( "a = 1/(4p) = 1/(4*2) = 1/8
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