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9 February, 17:17

This is a priority! The equation of a parabola is 1/16 (y+3) ^=x+4 what are the coordinates of the focus?

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  1. 9 February, 17:23
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    To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

    1. You have the following equation of a parabola:

    1/16 (y+3) ^2=x+4

    2. Rewriting the equation of the parabola, you have:

    (y+3) ^2=16 (x+4)

    3. The vertex of the parabola is:

    (h, k) = (-4,-3)

    3. Now, you must find the coefficient of the unsquared part, as below:

    4p=16

    p=16/4

    p=4

    4. As you can see, the y part is squared and p is positive. This means that the parabola that opens to the right.

    5. The focus of the parabola has to be 4 units to the right of the vertex. Therefore, the focus is:

    (0,-3)

    The answer is: (0,-3)
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