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?Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola and sketch its graph. (x ? 3) 2 =
Chapter 9, Problem 6(choose chapter or problem)
Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola and sketch its graph.
(x ⎼ 3) 2 = 8(y + 1)
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QUESTION:
Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola and sketch its graph.
(x ⎼ 3) 2 = 8(y + 1)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Consider the given data as follows.
The equation of the parabola is \((x-3)^{2}=8 (y+1)\).
The vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola \({{x}^{2}}=4py\) is defined as \(\left( 0,0 \right)\), \(\left( 0,p \right)\), and \(y=-p\), respectively.
Shifting the graph of the parabola \({{x}^{2}}=4py\), h units in the direction of the positive x-axis and k units in the direction of the positive y-axis are given the graph of the parabola \({{\left( x-h \right)}^{2}}=4p\left( y-k \right)\).
So, it can be concluded that the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola \({{\left( x-h \right)}^{2}}=4p\left( y-k \right)\) will be \(\left( h,k \right),\ \left( h,\ p+k \right)\), and \(y=-p+k\), respectively.