SOLUTION: Find an equation of the parabola described then graph the parabola. Focus(-2,1); Vertex(-3,1)

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Question 984603: Find an equation of the parabola described then graph the parabola. Focus(-2,1); Vertex(-3,1)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Knowing vertex and focus, you can find the directrix.; the distance between vertex and the focus is the same distance between the vertex and the nearest point on the directrix.

The number p is the distance between the vertex and the focus. Knowing p and the vertex, you can write an equation for the parabola directly.

Your parabola opens toward the left, so you will have a form like 4p%28y-h%29=-%28x-h%29%5E2.

Either or both of these video presentations will help:
Equation of parabola, vertex at origin - Derivation
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Equation of parabola, vertex not at origin, focus and directrix given - general