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Gerry folded 3/8 of the pile of shirts. Molly folded 1/8 of the pile of shirts. What is the fraction of shirts they folded all together?
We see it is the y terms squared so it opens left or right
in form
(y-k)^2=4(p)(x-h)
vertex is (h,k)
and p is distance from focus to vertex, also distance from vertex to directix
if p>0, then it opens to the right and dirextix is to the left of vertex
if p<0, then it opens to the left and directix is tothe right of vertex
so
(y-1)^2=4(4)(x-(-3))
vertex is (-3,1)
4>0 so dirextix is to left of vertex
left is in x direction
-3-4=-7
directix is x=-7
