Vertex (-3,7) point:(-2,,-5)
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Answer:
4 and 4
Step-by-step explanation:
Method A
1) Method A: Let 2 be the starting point and -2, the finishing one. Counting between 2 and -2, we can count a distance of 4 units. That's the simplest way, but not convenient to great numbers on the Number Line.
Method B:
There is no such thing as a negative distance, as a physical quantity. So this is the reason why we need to compute the absolute value of two numbers, which is simply what was done on Method B.
|2-(-2)|=|4|=4
As we are dealing with absolute values, the order is not relevant after all, the result remains the same. Take a look:
|-2-2|=|-4|=4
That's why the greater (2) or the lesser number (-2) can be the subtrahend (in bold within the brackets.
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.
