Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 11 - Review - Exercises - Page 834: 62

Answer

$(y-5)^2=20(x-5)$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Identify the given quantities: parabola vertex $V(5,5)$, directrix is the y-axis. Step 2. With the above information, we can write a general equation as $(y-k)^2=4p(x-h)$ Step 3. The vertex is at $(h,k)$, thus $h=5, k=5$ Step 4. The directrix is $x=h-p$ and for y-axis $x=0$ we have $5-p=0$ thus $p=5$ Step 5. The equation for the parabola is $(y-5)^2=20(x-5)$
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