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Find the equation with vertex(-2,5) and focus(1,5)​

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Answer:


(y-5)^2=12(x+2)

Explanation:

Since the focus point is directly right of the vertex, the axis of symmetry will be horizontal, which means that we use the equation
(y-k)^2=4p(x-h) where
(h,k) is the vertex and
(h+p,k) is the focus point.

Since we know our vertex to be
(h,k)\rightarrow(-2,5) and our focus point to be
(h+p,k)\rightarrow(1,5), the distance from the vertex to the focus point is
p=3.

Hence, the equation is:


(y-5)^2=4(3)(x-(-2))\\\\(y-5)^2=12(x+2)

Find the equation with vertex(-2,5) and focus(1,5)​-example-1
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