Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Analytic Geometry - Cumulative Review - Review Exercises - Page 719: 9

Answer

parabola, vertex $(2,-1)$, focus $(2,-2)$, and directrix $y=0$.

Work Step by Step

1. Given $4x^2-16x+16y+32=0$ or $(x-2)^2=-4(y+1)$, we can identify it as a parabola opens downward with $p=1$. 2. We can find its vertex $(2,-1)$, focus $(2,-2)$, and directrix $y=0$.
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