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College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter7: Conic Sections

Section7.1: Parabolas

Problem 2E: The graph of the equation x2=4py is a parabola with focus F(__, __) and directrix y = ____. So the...

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