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May 20 2013 01:47pm
How do I find the equation of a parabola with the information given?

Focus (2,3)
Directrix = -1
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May 20 2013 03:44pm
The focus is inside the parabola and is equidistant from the vertex as the directrix is so the center will be (2,.5). With that you can find the equation y=(x-2)^2 + .5.
If I'm wrong someone will correct me. Been a while since i did this.
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May 20 2013 03:59pm
the formula for a parabola given the focus {a,b} and the directrix y = c is

(x-a)^2 + b^2 - c^2 = 2(b-c)y
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