The focus of the parabola is and parabola opens left.
Parabola contains the point .
Parabola opens left means that it is a horizontal parabola.
\Standard form of the horizontal parabola is .
where vertex : and focus :
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Here .
Substitute and
in standard form.
and
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Since the parabola opens left, .
Therefore, .
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Vertex of parabola : .
Axis of symmetry : .
Axis of symmetry : .
Directrix : .
Directrix : .
Write the equation for the parabola in standard form using the values of , and
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Standard form of the vertical parabola is .
Substitute the values of ,
and
in standard form.
Therefore, the standard form of the equation is .
Graph :
\Graph the vertex and focus.
\Graph of :
The standard form of the equation is .
Graph of :
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