document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=965323>Question 965323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the standard form of the equation of the parabola with its vertex at (0,0) and directrix x=2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "given parabola opens leftward<BR>\n" );
document.write( "its basic form of 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, 0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=0 or x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2 (distance from vertex to directrix on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: y^2=-8x </SPAN>\n" );
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