SOLUTION: write the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the directrix x=(-1/2) and vertex at (0,0)

Algebra ->  Quadratic-relations-and-conic-sections -> SOLUTION: write the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the directrix x=(-1/2) and vertex at (0,0)      Log On


   

Question 738106: write the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the directrix x=(-1/2) and vertex at (0,0)
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
write the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the directrix x=(-1/2) and vertex at (0,0)
***
Given parabola opens rightward.
Its basic equation: y^2=4px
axis of symmetry: y=0
p=1/2 (distance from vertex to directrix on the axis of symmetry)
4p=2
equation: y^2=2x