document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039376>Question 1039376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the standard equation of the parabola with its vertex at (3,2) and its focus at (3,0) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) -8(y-2)=(x-3)^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 8(y-2)=(x-3)^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)12(x-3)=(y-2)^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) -12(x-3)=(y-2)^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #654162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=654162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it starts with  y-k=a(x-h)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so entering the vertex, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-2=a(x-3)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this reduces the choices to A or B. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With a vertex at (3,2) and its focus below it, at (3,0), the parabola opens downward, and the 'a' value must be negative. Choice A is the only possible solution.  </SPAN>\n" );
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