Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - Shifted Conics - 11.4 Exercises - Page 814: 29

Answer

$x^2=-\frac{1}{4}(y-4)$

Work Step by Step

Vertex: $V(h,k)=V(0,4)$ $h=0$ and $k=4$ Equation of a parabola with vertical axis and vertex at $(h,k)$: $(x-h)^2=4p(y-k)$ $x^2=4p(y-4)$ The parabola passes through the point $(1,0)$: $1^2=4p(0-4)$ $1=-16p$ $p=-\frac{1}{16}$ Finally: $x^2=4(-\frac{1}{16})(y-4)$ $x^2=-\frac{1}{4}(y-4)$
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