College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - The Parabola - 7.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 515: 57

Answer

$\quad (y-1)^{2}=x$

Work Step by Step

1. $\quad $ Axis of symmetry is parallel to the $x$ -axis, opens right 2. $\quad $By table 2, $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline{focus}&{directrix}&{equation}& ... opens\\\hline {(h+a, k)}&{x=h-a}&{(y-k)^{2}=4a(x-h)}& right \\\hline \end{array}$ 3. $\quad $Read from the graph: $\quad (h,k)=(0,1),$ so the equation has form $(y-1)^{2}=4ax$ 4. $\quad $find $a$ by using the point on the graph (insert its coordinates into the equation of step 3: $(2-1)^{2}=4a(1)$ $1=4a$ $a=\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}$ $4a=1\quad $so the equation (3) is $\quad (y-1)^{2}=x$
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