Question

A parabola can be drawn given a focus of (-4,-3) and a directrix of y = 1. Write the equation of the parabola in any form?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To plot

(

−

4

,

−

3

)

, start at the origin

(

0

,

0

)

and move left

4

units and down

3

units.

(

−

4

,

−

3

)