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Question 26648:  I need help with these problems (Please!)
 
1) Find the vertex and focus of the parabola whose equation is 8(y-4)=(x+1)2exponent
 
 
 Answer by venugopalramana(3286)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 8(y-4)=(x+1)^2 
the standard form of parabola of this type is 
4a(y-k)=(x-h)^2 
where vertex is (h,k)and focus is (h,(k+a)). 
In our example we have 4a=8 or a=2 
y-4=y-k...or k=4 and x+1=x-h...or ..h=-1..so 
vertex is (-1,4) 
focus is (-1,4+2)...or....(-1,6) 
 
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