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Find the equation of the set of points which are equidistant from the origin and the line x = −2. Sketch this set of points.

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Answer: y² = 8x

Explanation:

The set of points which are equidistant from one point and from a line is a parabola.

In this particular case we have directrix line × = -2 so that means focus must be on the x-axis and with coordenates f (2,0) and p = 2 (the distance between the vertex and the focus with that information we can get the equation

vertex ( 0, 0) p = 2 the parabola open to the left so is of the form

y² =- 4*p*× ⇒ y² = 8x

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