SOLUTION: Write an equation for a parabola with vertex at (-4 , 3) and focus at (-4 , -2)

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Question 606042: Write an equation for a parabola with vertex at (-4 , 3) and focus at (-4 , -2)
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Write an equation for a parabola with vertex at (-4 , 3) and focus at (-4 , -2)
This parabola open downwards.
Its standard form of equation:
(x-h)^2=4p(y-k)
For given parabola:
p=5 (distance from focus to vertex on axis of symmetry (x=-4)
equation:
(x+4)^2=20(y-3)