What is the equation of a parabola with vertex (0, 0) and directrix y = 12?
1 Answer
Jan 30, 2017
Explanation:
Tangent at the vertex V(0, 0) is parallel to directrix y = 12, and so, its
equation is y = 0 and the axis of the parabola is y-axis
size of the parabola a = distance of V from the directrix = 12.
And so, the equation to the parabola is
graph{(x^2+48y)y(y-12)x=0 [-40, 40, -20, 20]}