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Write an equation of the parabola with vertex (0 0) and directrix x=-6

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Answer:

y^2= -24x

Explanation:

The . of the Parabola having the Vertex at the Origin

0(0, 0) and the Directrixd: z + a = 0, is, y> = 4az.

From this follows the desired . of the Parabola :

graph{y”2=-24x [-40, 40, -20, 20]} y2 = — 24x.

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