The focus is at .
Directrix of the line is .
Since the directrix of the line is then the parabola is horizontal.
Standard form of the horizontal parabola is .
Where is vertex.
If then the parabola opens to the left and
parabola opens to the right.
Directrix is and focus at
.
Focus .
and
.
Directrix .
Substitute .
.
Substitute .
.
Substitute in
.
.
The vertex of the parabola is .
Substitute and
in
.
.
Therefore, the equation of the parabola is .
Latus rectum is the line segment of a parabola perpendicular to axis which has both
\ends on the curve.
\The parabola equation is .
Obtain the points define the latus rectum is .
Sunstitute and
.
and
.
and
.
The points and
determine the latus rectum.
The line is the directrix.
Graph :
\(1) Draw the coordinate plane.
\(2) Graph the parabola equation .
(3) Plot the vertex, focus, and the two points and
.
(4) Draw the directrix line.
\(5) Connect the plotted points with smooth curve.
\The parabola equation is and the two points are
and
.
.