Chapter 10: Q. 44 (page 644)
Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of each parabola. Graph the equation by hand. Verify your graph using a graphing utility.
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The vertex is ,focus is and directrix is .

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Chapter 10: Q. 44 (page 644)
Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of each parabola. Graph the equation by hand. Verify your graph using a graphing utility.
The vertex is ,focus is and directrix is .

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In Problems 43–52, identify the graph of each equation without applying a rotation of axes.
A hyperbola for which is called an equilateral hyperbola. Find the eccentricity of an equilateral hyperbola.
[Note: The eccentricity of a hyperbola is defined in Problem 81.]
The graph of a parabola is given. Match graph to its equation.

and equations are,
If are the rectangular coordinates of a point P and are its polar coordinate, thenand.
The distance from to is .
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