ACTIVITY – PARABOLA

GROUP 6
Hitalia, Palconite, Mesias, Masukat, Ondras, Ordoñez

A. Reduce the equation to standard form, plot the vertex, focus, ends of latus rectum,
equation of the directrix, axis of symmetry, concavity and graph the parabola.

6. 49 y 2−392 x +28 y+ 732=0

49 y 2−392 x+28 y −732

=
49 49

4 −732
y 2−8 x + y=
7 49

4 4 −732 4
y2 + y+ = +8 x +
7 49 49 49

2 2 −104
( )
y+
7
=
7
+8x

2 2 13
( ) (
y+
7
=8 x−
7 )
Concavity: Opens Right

13 2
( 137 −2)= −17
Directrix: x=h−a=

Vertex: ( ,− ) Focus:
7 7 −2
Axis of Symmetry: y=k=
7
( h+ a , k )= ( 137 +2 ,− 27 )=( 272 ,− 27 )
2 a=2 ( 2 )=4

Find a:

4a 8
=
4 4

a=2
B. Find the standard equation of the parabola which satisfies the given condition.

1. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (5, -2) and focus at (5, -4)

V = (5 ,−2 )

F=(5 ,−4 )

( x−h )2=−4 a ( y−k )

( x−5 ) =−4 ( 2 )( y−k ).

( x−5 ) =−8 ¿)

2. What is the equation of a parabola with vertex at (2,6) and y=7 as directrix.

V = ( 2, 6 )

Directrix= y=7

( x−h )2=4 a ( y−k )

( x−2 )2=−4 ( 1 ) [ y−6 ]

( x−2 )2=−4 ( y−6)