Answer:
<h2>Horizontal parabola, oriented to the negative side.</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
Givens
The directrix is and
Now, if the directrix has the form , it means the directrix is vertical and the parabola is horixontal.
Its equation would have the form .
Now, is , the parabola would open to the negative side, and its equation is
Therefore, the parabola is draw towards the negative numbers of horizontal axis.
The image attached shows the direction of the parabola.