document.write( "Question 1158015: What is the standard and general equation of a parabola with vertex as (-1,2) and directrix of x=-3?\r
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This means that focus is point (2,2). The parabola is points (x,y) equally distant from both the point (2,2) and the line x=-3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "If you start with Distance Formula definition for parabola, you have
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