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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find parts of a parabola and graph, show work: 3x+y^2+8y+4=0 3x=-y^2-8y-4 3x=-(y^2+8y+ )-4 3x=-(y^2+8y+16)-4+16 completed square 3x=-(y+4)^2+12 x=-1/3(y+4)^2+4 divided by 3 so vertex should be (-4,4) focus should be (-19/4,4) directrix should be x=-13/4 parabola should open to left... However, when I try to find x intercept by making y=0, I get (-4/3,0) which is not on the parabola I have graphed. Where did I go wrong?

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