Vertical axis and passes through the point (4, 6)

Question

Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the given characteristic(s) and vertex at the origin.

Vertical axis and passes through the point (4, 6)

Answer 1

Step 1:

The vertex of parabola is .

The parabola passes through the point .

The standard form of vertical parabola is .

Substitute for and in .

Substitute in .

The parabola equation in standard form is .

Solution:

The parabola equation is .