SOLUTION: with vertex at (2,-3) and focus at (6,-3)

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Question 1107036: with vertex at (2,-3) and focus at (6,-3)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Directrix is on the other side of the vertex, so is the line x=-2.

4p%28x-h%29=%28y-k%29%5E2;
Your example has 4p=4%2A4=16 because distance from vertex to either directrix or focus is 4.
highlight%2816%28x-2%29=%28y%2B3%29%5E2%29, equation for your parabola.

equationn of parabola given focus and directrix - vertex at origin

equation of parabola given focus and directrix - vertex not at the origin