Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.3 - The Parabola - Exercise Set - Page 997: 19

Answer

$y^2=-20x$

Work Step by Step

Standard form of a parabola is given as: $y^2=4px$ ...(1) Formula to find focus is: $F(p,0)$ and formula to find directrix is: $x=-p$ or, $x+p=0$ As we are given that focus is: $(-5,0)$ and directrix is: $x=5$ or $x-5=0$ Plug all these data in equation (1), we have: $p=-5$ Thus, $y^2=4(-5)x \implies y^2=-20x$
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