Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.1 - Parabolas - 11.1 Exercises - Page 789: 56

Answer

$y^{2}= 16x$

Work Step by Step

Given: The parabola $y^{2}= 4px$ with directrix $x=-p$ such that $p^2=16$ This implies that $p=4, p \gt 0$ The equation of directrix shows that this parabola opens to the right. so, the general form of the equation of a parabola which opens to the right is $y^{2}= 4px$ Thus, the equation of the parabola becomes: $y^{2}= 4(4)x$ $\implies y^{2}= 16x$
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