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Find the vertex, focus, axis, directrix, and the length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 – 8y – 8x + 24 = 0. |
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Answer» y2 – 8y – 8x + 24 = 0 ⇒ y2 – 8y – 42 = 8x – 24 + 42 ⇒ (y – 4)2 = 8x – 8 ⇒ (y – 4)2 = 8(x – 1) ⇒ (y – 4)2 = 4(2) (x – 1) ∴ a = 2 Y2 = 4(2)X where X = x – 1 and Y = y – 4
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