The answer is 480 because 144/3 is 48. You multiply 48 and 10 to get 480
<span>10p+5=18p-6/2
10p + 5 = 18p -3
10p - 18 p = -3 -5
-8p = -8
p = -8/-8
p =1</span>
The distance between any point (x0,y0) on the parabola and the focus (m,n) is the same as the distance between (x0,y0) and the directrix line ax+by+c. The distance between (x0,y0) and focus (a,b) is \sqrt((x-m)^2+(y-n)^2). The distance between (x0,y0) and ax+by+c is |ax0+by0+c|/\sqrt(m^2+n^2). Equalize these two expressions.
