document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203574>Question 1203574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vertex (3,2) and Focus at (4,2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #839226 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=839226\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parabola?  The symmetry axis is y=2, and is a horizontal line.  Directrix is the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28horizontal%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28horizontal%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > line, x=2.  Directrix can also be shown as a general \"point\"  (2,y).\r<BR>\n" );
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