SOLUTION: (x+5)^2=+32(y+1)

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Question 636682: (x+5)^2=+32(y+1)
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(x+5)^2=+32(y+1)
This is an equation of a parabola that opens upwards.
Its form: (x-h)^2=4p(y-k), (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex.
For given parabola:
vertex: (-5,-1)
axis of symmetry: x=-5
4p=32
p=8
focus: (-5,-1+8)=(-5,7)
directrix: y=-9