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OpenStudy (sloppycanada):

Parabola Help How do I find the focus just from looking at a graph? In the link below I have a screenshot of a parabola. I think the Focus is (4,0) http://gyazo.com/ed37c6ae63a875a4d4a05b6fbc6d9591 In addition to that, in the following graph, is the directrix of parabola? I think it is x = -5 http://gyazo.com/7377f7108554c08443c93d78957df350

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

By definition of parabola, the distances from any-point-on-the-parabola to the directrix and focus are equal : |dw:1435565663127:dw|

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