suppose that a non periodic comet will visit the solar system with the sun located at the focus of its parabolic trajectory defined by 16y - 24 = x2. if the earth lies at the directrix of the path at the moment when the comet is the closest to the sun how far (in units) will the earth be to the comet

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suppose that a non periodic comet will visit the solar system with the sun located at the focus of its parabolic trajectory defined by 16y - 24 = x2. if the earth lies at the directrix of the path at the moment when the comet is the closest to the sun how far (in units) will the earth be to the comet 

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