The conic equation is .
Rewrite the equation by completing the squares method.
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The standard form of parabola is .
Thus the graph of the equation represents a parabola.
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Here and
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The focus is .
The vertex of the parabola is .
The focus is .
Foci is .
(a) The graph of the equation represents a parabola.
\(b) Vertex and Foci
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