SOLUTION: What does the line y = 4 - 1/(1 * 151) represent in y = 5 * (x - 3) ^ 2 + 4

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Question 1193657: What does the line y = 4 - 1/(1 * 151) represent in y = 5 * (x - 3) ^ 2 + 4
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, math_tutor2020:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


I have absolutely no idea what this post is about.

Re-post, asking the question in a way that we know what you are asking.

Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If I had to make a guess, the line is probably the directrix of the parabola. I'm not entirely sure. The notation of y = 4 - 1/(1 * 151) seems particularly odd.

Edit: After using GeoGebra, the app is telling me the directrix is exactly y = 3.95 which is not the value of 4 - 1/(1 * 151) = 3.9933774834437 approximately
So I'm not sure what y = 4 - 1/(1 * 151) could be referring to.