Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Review Exercises - Page 1035: 27

Answer

See figure: vertex $(0,0)$, focus $(2,0)$, and directrix $x=-2$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. From the given equation, we can find $p=\frac{8}{4}=2$ with the parabola opening to the right as shown in the figure. Step 2. We can identify the vertex at $(0,0)$, focus at $(2,0)$, and directrix as $x=-2$
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