Parabolas
Parabolas
Example 1
Graph the parabola below. State which direction the parabola opens and determine its vertex, focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry.
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Step 1 . Identify the direction of opening, vertex, focus, directrix and the axis of symmetry. This is a parabola that opens to the left because a < 0.
Vertex: (-3, -2)
Focus: 
Equation of directrix: 
Axis of symmetry: 
Step 2. Graph the conic.
