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: 46

Answer

$${\left( {y - 2} \right)^2} = - 12\left( {x - 1} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{vertex }}\left( {1,2} \right),\,\,{\text{directrix }}x = 4 \cr & {\text{Because the directrix is }}x = - p + h \cr & {\text{The equation is of the form }}{\left( {y - k} \right)^2} = 4p\left( {x - h} \right) \cr & {\text{With vertex }}\left( {h,k} \right) \cr & h = 1\,\,k = 2,\,\,\,\, \cr & - p + h = 4 \cr & - p + 1 = 4 \cr & - p = 3 \cr & p = - 3 \cr & {\text{The equation is }} \cr & {\left( {y - k} \right)^2} = 4p\left( {x - h} \right) \cr & {\left( {y - 2} \right)^2} = 4\left( { - 3} \right)\left( {x - 1} \right) \cr & {\left( {y - 2} \right)^2} = - 12\left( {x - 1} \right) \cr} $$
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