document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969764>Question 969764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the equation of the parabola with focus (2,3) and directrix y = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "parabola opens upward<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its basic equation: (x-h)^3=4p(y-k), (h,k)=coordinates of the vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (2, 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=2 (distance from vertex to directrix or focus on the axis of symmetry)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4p=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equation: (x-2)^2=8(y-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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