SOLUTION: How do you find an equation of the parabola with vertex (-3,-4) and focus (-3,-3)?

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Question 737799: How do you find an equation of the parabola with vertex (-3,-4) and focus (-3,-3)?
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How do you find an equation of the parabola with vertex (-3,-4) and focus (-3,-3)?
This is a parabola that opens upward:
Its basic equation: %28x-h%29%5E2=4p%28y-k%29, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of the vertex
For given parabola:
vertex: (-3,-4)
axis of symmetry: x=-3
p=1 (distance from vertex to focus on the axis of symmetry)
4p=4
Equation: %28x%2B3%29%5E2=4%28y%2B4%29