Show that y = x 2 /4c is the equation of a parabola with directrix y =

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Show that y = x2/4c is the equation of a parabola with directrix y = −c, focus (0, c), and the vertex at the origin, as stated in Theorem 3.

THEOREM 3 Parabola in Standard Position Let c#0. The parabola with focus F = (0, c) and directrix y= -c has


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Calculus

ISBN: 9781319055844

4th Edition

Authors: Jon Rogawski, Colin Adams, Robert Franzosa

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