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 815: 45

Answer

$(y-2)^2=\frac{1}{7}(x+1)$

Work Step by Step

Vertex: $V(h,k)=V(-1,2)$ $h=-1$ $k=2$ Equation of a parabola with horizontal axis and vertex at $(h,k)$: $(y-k)^2=4p(x-h)$ $(y-2)^2=4p(x+1)$ Use the point $(6,1)$: $(1-2)^2=4p(6+1)$ $1=28p$ $p=\frac{1}{28}$ Finally: $(y-2)^2=4(\frac{1}{28})(x+1)$ $(y-2)^2=\frac{1}{7}(x+1)$
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