help with paraboloa algebra problem please?
please enter the vertex, and using the relatoin between the focus and directrix:, enter 2 additional points that will define the shape of the parabola:
(x-4^2 = 4(y+6)
i know the vertex is (4,-6) , the focus is (4,-5) and the directrix is y=-7 but i dont know which other 2 points will define the shape by using the focus and directrix.
help please please!!
Comments
Your parabola is fully defined. I think that what the question is asking for is two other points that also help define a parabola. They are the x intercepts. Just set y=0 and get the two values of x.
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