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What is the equation of the directrix of the parabola given by the equation y2 = -24x?

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erma4kov [3.2K]1 year ago

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The equation of the directrix of the parabola given is x = 6, Option D is the correct answer.

<h3>What is Directrix of a Parabola ?</h3>

A parabola is a U shaped curve whose all point are at same distnace from a point called as focus and a line called as Directrix .

The equation of the parabola given is

y² = -24x

When the standard equation of parabola is

(y - k)² = 4p (x - h),

where the focus is (h + p, k) and the directrix is x = h - p.

here h = 0

p = -24/4 = -6

x = 0 - (-6)

x = 6

Therefore Option D is the correct answer.

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