College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - The Parabola - 7.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 515: 63

Answer

$\displaystyle \quad y^{2}=\frac{1}{2}(x+2)$

Work Step by Step

Opens $right$. By Table 2, $\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline {focus}&{directrix}&{equation}& ... opens\\ \hline {(h+a, k)}&{x=h-a}&{(y-k)^{2}=4a(x-h)}& right\\ \hline \end{array}$ Read from the graph: $\quad (h,k)=(-2,0),$ so the equation has form $\quad y^{2}=4a(x+2)$ Find $4a$ by using the point on the graph (insert its coordinates into the equation) $1^{2}=4a(0+2)$ $1=4a\cdot 2$ $4a=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ The equation is $\displaystyle \quad y^{2}=\frac{1}{2}(x+2)$
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