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: 46

Answer

$(x-4)^2=-4(y+1)$

Work Step by Step

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