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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the focus of the parabola y = 1/8(x + 2)^2 – 4 ?

OpenStudy (stacey):

The vertex is (-2, -4) and the parabola opens upward, so the focus is up from the vertex.

OpenStudy (stacey):

The distance up is 2, found by inverting 1/8 to get 8 and then divide by 4. The focus is (-2, -2).

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