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: 58

Answer

$x^2=(-2+2\sqrt {5})y$

Work Step by Step

Equation of a parabola with vertical axis (vertex at origin): $x^2=4py$ Focus: $(0,p)$ Equation of the line: $y=ax+b$ $y=\frac{1}{2}x+p$ Intersection point $x=2$: $x^2=4p(\frac{1}{2}x+p)$ $2^2=4p(\frac{1}{2}·2+p)$ $4=4p+4p^2$ $0=p^2+p-1$ $p=\frac{-1±\sqrt {1^2-4(1)(-1)}}{2(1)}=\frac{-1±\sqrt {5}}{2}$ Use: $\frac{-1+\sqrt {5}}{2}$ because the parabola opens upwards. $x^2=4(\frac{-1+\sqrt {5}}{2})y$ $x^2=(-2+2\sqrt {5})y$
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