document.write( "Question 1087427: Sketch the graph and identify focus, directrix, vertex, latus rectum and axis of symmetry: y^2 = -25x
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Algebra.Com's Answer #701939 by Edwin McCravy(20059) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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 This is exactly like the other one I did for you, except\r\n" );
document.write( "it opens left instead of right.  Hey, you've got to learn this \r\n" );
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document.write( "has vertex (h,k), and distance from vertex to both focus\r\n" );
document.write( "and directrix is |p|.  If p is negative the parabola opens\r\n" );
document.write( "leftt with the vertical directrix is |p| units right of the \r\n" );
document.write( "vertex and the focus is |p| units left of the vertex.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "has vertex (0,0), and distance from vertex to both focus\r\n" );
document.write( "and directrix is |-25/4| or 25/4.  Since -25/4 is negative the \r\n" );
document.write( "parabola opens left with the vertical directrix 25/4 units  \r\n" );
document.write( "right of the vertex and the focus is 25/4 left of the vertex.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "So the focus is 25/4 units left of vertex (0,0) which is (-25/4,0),\r\n" );
document.write( "and the directrix is a vertical line 25/4 units right of the \r\n" );
document.write( "vertex (0,0) which is the vertical line x = 25/4\r\n" );
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