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
Answer:
2 (if the -.25 has an x after it)
If not 1.75
The prime factorization of 18 is
2 × 3²
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You could read this from the factor tree by looking at the leaves.
