EquationsofParabolaswhosevertexisnotattheorigin.

Keypoints:(h,k)isthevertex
pisthenumberofunitsfromthevertextothefocus

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p=1(oneunittotheleft)
Thereforetheequationis:

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Writetheequationoftheparabolawithvertex
(5,4)anddirectrixx=3.

Writetheequationoftheparabolawithvertex
(2,1)anddirectrixy=4.

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Graph:(x+1)2=4(y3)

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Graph:(y+3)2=12x

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General Form
Ax2+Cy2+Dx+Ey+F=0
Tochangeparabolasgiveningeneralformtostandardformto
facilitategraphing,itisnecessarytocompletethesquare.

Example:2x24x+y+4=0
2x24x=y4

separatextermsandyterms
ondifferentsidesoftheequation

x22x=1/2y2
divideby2

(x22x+1)=1/2y2+1completethesquareadd1tobothsides

(x1)2=1/2(y+2)factor(Thisisstandardform.)

y=2(x1)22

(ThisisVertexform/Graphusingeitherform)

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Example:y2+8x2y15=0

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