SOLUTION: A parabola can be drawn given a focus of (5, -8) and a directrix of y=0. Write the equation of the parabola in any form.

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Question 1129534: A parabola can be drawn given a focus of (5, -8) and a directrix of y=0. Write the equation of the parabola in any form.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Parabola concave downward with vertex as a maximum point, (5,-4).
Distance of vertex from focus or from directrix, 4 units.

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