Question

How do you find the focus and directrix of a parabola given an equation?

Answer 1

it will depend on the equation and what type of parabola you have

Answer 2

One of my problems is \[y-2=-\frac{ 1 }{ 16 }(x-1)^2\]

Answer 3

you can rewrite this equation:

Answer 4

a form of
a parabola opening downward with vertex (1,2)