In Exercises 5–16, find the focus and directrix of the parabola w...

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In Exercises 5–16, find the focus and directrix of the parabola with the given equation. Then graph the parabola.8x^2 + 4y = 0

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For the following equation of a Parabola solve for the focus in direct tricks. And then graph where we have 18 X squared plus nine Y equals zero. Now, to solve this, we need to turn it into the form of a Parabola. We have 18 X squared. That means our problem is the form X minus H squared equals four. A multiplied by Y minus K. This tells us we have a vertically facing. So let's transform our Parabola into the swamp to do this. We will just move our nine Y over to the right side giving us 18 X squared equals negative nine Y. Been dividing everything by 18 to get X squared equals negative one half Y. Now we know in our problem, our four a multiplies our Y, we will use a to find our focus in direct tricks. So let's set four A equals to negative one half, divide both sides by four and we get a equals negative one divided by eight. Now our focus will be the point H comma K plus A for a vertically oriented para you know, we don't have anything with our X or H will just be zero A K is also zero and we will add our A negative one X. Our focus is in zero, negative one eights. Now our direct tricks is the opposite direction of our focus. Because we set K plus A for our focus, our direct tricks will be Y equals negative A. You'll then get Y equals negative multiplied by negative 1/8. Give us Y equals 1/ for the direct tricks equaling one eights. Our focus being the 10.0 and negative one eights. Our answer turns out to be answer B which has this corresponding graph. OK? I hope to help you solve the problem. Thank you for watching. Goodbye.

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In Exercises 5–16, find the focus and directrix of the parabola with the given equation. Then graph the parabola.8x^2 + 4y = 0

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