Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 9 - Test - Page 1037: 2

Answer

See graph and explanations.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Graph the conic section as shown in the figure. Step 2. From the equation, we can identify it is a parabola with $p=\frac{-8}{4}=-2$. Step 3. We can find the vertex at $(0,0)$, the focus at $(0,-2)$, and the directrix as $y=2$
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