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The parabola y-- (x – 3)2 + 6 has its focus at (3, 1). Determine and state the equation of the directrix.​

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Answer: you got to Find the focus of a parabola given its equation. If you have the equation of a parabola in vertex form , then the vertex is at and the focus is . Notice that here we are working with a parabola with a vertical axis of symmetry, so the -coordinate of the focus is the same as the -coordinate of the vertex.

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