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 709: 36

Answer

$(x-2)^2=-16(y-3)$

Work Step by Step

Distance of the point $(x,y)$ from the line $y=7$ is $|y-7|$ Therefore, the equation of the parabola is $|y-7|=\sqrt {(x-2)^2+(y+1)^{2}}$ $x^2-4x+4=-16y+48$ $(x-2)^2=-16(y-3)$
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