Check the picture below. So the parabola looks more or less like so.
let's recall that the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix, at "p" units away from both.
Let's notice that the focus point is below the directrix, that means the parabola is vertical, namely the squared variable is the "x", and it also means that it's opening downwards as you see in the picture, namely that "p" is negative, in this case "p" is 1 unit, and thus is -1.
![\bf \textit{parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \\\\ \stackrel{\textit{we'll use this one}}{4p(y- k)=(x- h)^2} \end{array} \qquad \begin{array}{llll} vertex\ ( h, k)\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix} \end{array} \\\\[-0.35em] \rule{34em}{0.25pt}\\\\ \begin{cases} h=-2\\ k=5\\ p=-1 \end{cases}\implies 4(-1)(y-5)=[x-(-2)]^2\implies -4(y-5)=(x+2)^2 \\\\\\ y-5=-\cfrac{1}{4}(x+2)^2\implies y=-\cfrac{1}{4}(x+2)^2+5](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Ctextit%7Bparabola%20vertex%20form%20with%20focus%20point%20distance%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%204p%28x-%20h%29%3D%28y-%20k%29%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cstackrel%7B%5Ctextit%7Bwe%27ll%20use%20this%20one%7D%7D%7B4p%28y-%20k%29%3D%28x-%20h%29%5E2%7D%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5Cqquad%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Bllll%7D%20vertex%5C%20%28%20h%2C%20k%29%5C%5C%5C%5C%20p%3D%5Ctextit%7Bdistance%20from%20vertex%20to%20%7D%5C%5C%20%5Cqquad%20%5Ctextit%7B%20focus%20or%20directrix%7D%20%5Cend%7Barray%7D%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5B-0.35em%5D%20%5Crule%7B34em%7D%7B0.25pt%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%20%5Cbegin%7Bcases%7D%20h%3D-2%5C%5C%20k%3D5%5C%5C%20p%3D-1%20%5Cend%7Bcases%7D%5Cimplies%204%28-1%29%28y-5%29%3D%5Bx-%28-2%29%5D%5E2%5Cimplies%20-4%28y-5%29%3D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%20%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%20y-5%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%5Cimplies%20y%3D-%5Ccfrac%7B1%7D%7B4%7D%28x%2B2%29%5E2%2B5)
Answer: Yes,
Step-by-step explanation: If you have less than 60 miles in your gas tank it will not last 1 hour.
The last choice is the right answer. Curves do not have a constant rate of change.
Answer:
Idk?
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
x= 7 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
Subtract the 1/2 to get it out of the way (whatever you do on one side of the = sign you have to do to the other)
So 10- 1/2= 9 1/2
Subtract the 2 to get it out of the way
9 1/2-2=
7 1/2
Hope it helped :)
