There is no square root of five...
The fraction is 12/1000 which simplified to 3/250. The percentage is 1.2%.
£1400
A reduction of 40% means that £840 is 60% of the original price
Divide £840 by 60 to find 1% then multiply by 100 to find original price
original price = £840 ×
= £1400
The vertex of the parabola is at (5,3) and its focal length is 8/4 = 2.
Since it opens to the right, the directrix will be a vertical line 2 units to the left of the vertex, so its equation will be x=(5-2), or x=3