Parabola Question

[AgaBoogaBoo]

do you know what the focus is for an (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) equation?

What about for the focus of a (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) equation?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Yes, I searched google, it's probably trhere I just can't find it, I'm still searching it

 

[agnitrate]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Yes, I searched google, it's probably trhere I just can't find it, I'm still searching it

you seem to be having a hell of a time today finding ANYTHING on google. here's what two seconds of searching found me :

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p.s. i saved your ass from being torn up by PowerMac4Ever. btw do your own damn homework.

[edit] p.p.s. welcome to basic mathematics lol [edit]

-silver

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
do you know what the focus is for an (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) equation?

What about for the focus of a (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) equation?

the focus is (x,y+p)

 

[beer]

http://mathworld.wolfram.com has every sort of answer to these things you can ask, from basic algebra all the way up through number theory and PDEs