Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337613924
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-392-7

Chapter 10 - Section 10.5 - Conic Sections - 10.5 Exercises - Page 708: 4

Answer

Vertex: $(0,0)$ Focus: $(0,-3)$ Directrix: $y=3$

Work Step by Step

Recall: The parabola $x^2=4y$ has a vertex $(0,0)$, a focus $(0,p)$, and a directrix $y=-p$. We have $x^2+12y=0$ or equivalently $x^2=-12y$. Then, $4p=-12$ $p=\frac{-12}{4}$ $p=-3$ So, the vertex is $(0,0)$, the focus is $(0,-3)$, and the directrix is $y=3$. Sketch the graph:
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