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Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola.(y + 3)^2 = 16(x - 3)

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We will have the following:

We are given the parabola:


(y+3)^2=16(x-3)

And we can see that it follows:


(y-k)^2=4p(x-h)

Now, we will have that the vertex is given by:


(h,k)

From the equation we then have that the vertex is:


(3,-3)

Now, we can see that p = 4 since 16 / 4 = 4. Now, we remember that the focus is located p units to the right since it is positive, thus the focus is given by:


(h+p,k)

So, the focus is at:


(3+4,-3)\to(7,-3)

Finally we will have that the directrix of the parabola will be given by:

*First, we find the distance between the focus and the vertex, that is:


d=\sqrt[]{(7-3)^2+(-3-(-3))^2}\Rightarrow d=4

Now, since the x coordinate of the vertex is 3, then the directrix will pass at 4 units to its left, that is the directrix is given by:


x=-1

That can be seing in the graph:

*** Summary***

Vertex: (3, -3)

Focus: (7, -3)

Directrix: x = -1

Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola.(y + 3)^2 = 16(x - 3)-example-1
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