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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can I find the equation of a parabola with focus (1,1) and directrix y=-x ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

find the equation for it with a directrix at y=0 and then rotate the points by 45 degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

directrix at y is equal to 0 and then you have to rotate the points by 45 degres

OpenStudy (amistre64):

the distance from 1,1 to 0,0 is sqrt(2) so address the problem as a parabola with focus are (0,sqrt(2)) and directrix at y=0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What amistre 64 said! :D

OpenStudy (amistre64):

there might be an easier way to do it, but I cant recall the details :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y^2=2sqrt(2)*(x-sqrt(2)/2) So that is the equation for the parabola opening to the right. Now I don't know how to rotate that equation.

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