document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169298>Question 1169298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vertex at the origin, focus at (0,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #794022 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=794022\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The likely question should or could be, find the equation for the parabola with that vertex and that focus.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The directrix is  the line y=2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance-formula definition for Parabola gives  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x-0%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-2%29%29%5E2=%28x-x%29%5E2%2B%28y-2%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x-0%29%5E2%2B%28y-%28-2%29%29%5E2=%28x-x%29%5E2%2B%28y-2%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The algebra steps should come to  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x%5E2=-8y%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x%5E2=-8y%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or equivalent.\r<BR>\n" );
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