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$1.00 Find the focus of a parabola
- From Mathematics: Linear-Systems
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- Due on Mar. 19, 2010
- Asked on Mar 16, 2010 at 11:20:20PM
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find the focus of the parabola: y^2 -4y-4x=0
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- Posted on Mar. 17, 2010 at 12:24:36AM
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y 2 - 4y + 4 - 4x = 0 + 4
We are adding the square of (1/2 of -4) to both sides. (-4/2) 2 = 4
(y - 2) 2 - 4x = 4 Factoring y2 - ...
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Preview: ... y^2 -4y-4x=0
To solve this problem we must remember :
the general equation of a parabola with ...
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Focus of a parabola-solution with graph
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- Posted on Mar. 17, 2010 at 12:33:13AM
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Preview: ... distance from the vertex to the focus.
y^2 - 4y = 4x we are going to complete the square
y^2 - 4 ...
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