Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 10 - Analytic Geometry - 10.1 Parabolas - 10.1 Exercises - Page 967: 44

Answer

$${\left( {x + 2} \right)^2} = - 16\left( {y - 1} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{vertex }}\left( { - 2,1} \right),\,\,{\text{focus }}\left( { - 2, - 3} \right) \cr & {\text{Because the focus is downward the vertex}} \cr & {\text{The equation is of the form }}{\left( {x - h} \right)^2} = 4p\left( {y - k} \right) \cr & {\text{With vertex }}\left( {h,k} \right){\text{ and focus }}\left( {h,p + k} \right) \cr & h = - 2,\,\,k = 1,\,\,\,\,p + 1 = - 3,\,\,\,p = - 4 \cr & \cr & {\text{The equation is }} \cr & {\left( {x - h} \right)^2} = 4p\left( {y - k} \right) \cr & {\left( {x + 2} \right)^2} = 4\left( { - 4} \right)\left( {y - 1} \right) \cr & {\left( {x + 2} \right)^2} = - 16\left( {y - 1} \right) \cr} $$
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