SOLUTION: A parabola has a focus (-6,8) and directrix x=-10. Find the equation in standard form.

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Question 965704: A parabola has a focus (-6,8) and directrix x=-10. Find the equation in standard form.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Try using the definition of a parabola, applying the Distance Formula.

The start is this:




Simplify that equation and finish the result into whichever form you want.