SOLUTION: Find the length of latus rectum (LR) is 10, vertex at the origin; parabola opens to the right.

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Question 1168877: Find the length of latus rectum (LR) is 10, vertex at the origin; parabola opens to the right.
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given: the length of latus rectum (LR) is 10
The length of latus rectum for a standard equation of a parabola y%5E2+=+4px is equal to LR+=+4p
=>4p=10
then p=10%2F4=5%2F2 and foci is at (5%2F2,0)
and your equation is:
y%5E2+=+10x