Answer:
2
Step-by-step explanation:
the biggest number they can both divide by is 2.
Let point (x, y) be any point on the graph, than the distance between (x, y) and the focus (3, 6) is sqrt((x - 3)^2 + (y - 6)^2) and the distance between (x, y) and the directrix, y = 4 is |y - 4|
Thus sqrt((x - 3)^2 + (y - 6)^2) = |y - 4|
(x - 3)^2 + (y - 6)^2 = (y - 4)^2
x^2 - 6x + 9 + y^2 - 12y + 36 = y^2 - 8y + 16
x^2 - 6x + 29 = -8y + 12y = 4y
(x - 3)^2 + 20 = 4y
y = 1/4(x - 3)^2 + 5
Required answer is f(x) = one fourth (x - 3)^2 + 5
You would use the distributive property with the negative. So the second x becomes negative, but since the 7 is already negative it becomes positive. Think of it as if you put the two dashes together you can make a plus sign.
