Answer:
directrix: y = -1/2; focus = (0,1/2)
Step-by-step explanation:
rewrite in standard form:
2y = x^2
factor 4
4 * (y/2) = x^2
rewrite as
4 * 1/2 ( y - 0 ) = (x - 0 )^2
therefore
(h,k) = (0,0) , p = 1/2
directrix is line || to x-axis, distance - p from the center (0,0) y-coordinate (of the parabola)
y = 0 - p
y = 0 - 1/2
y = -1/2
now for the focus!
the focus is distance p from center (0,0) along y-axis --> (0, 0+p)
therefore
(0,0+1/2)
(0,1/2) is the focus!
