Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 10 - Parametric and Polar Curves - 10.4 Conic Sections - 10.4 Exercises - Page 750: 23

Answer

$${x^2} = - \frac{2}{3}y$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{The parabola is symmetric about the }}y - {\text{axis, then equation is of}} \cr & {\text{the form }}{x^2} = 4py. \cr & {\text{The parabola passes through the point }}\left( {2, - 6} \right).{\text{ Then,}} \cr & {x^2} = 4py\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,{\left( 2 \right)^2} = 4p\left( { - 6} \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,4 = 4p\left( { - 6} \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,p = - \frac{1}{6} \cr & {\text{An equation of the parabola is}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2} = 4\left( { - \frac{1}{6}} \right)y. \cr & \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{x^2} = - \frac{2}{3}y \cr} $$
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