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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Rewrite the equation in vertex form.
Step 1.1.1
Complete the square for .
Step 1.1.1.1
Use the form , to find the values of , , and .
Step 1.1.1.2
Consider the vertex form of a parabola.
Step 1.1.1.3
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 1.1.1.3.1
Substitute the values of and into the formula .
Step 1.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.1.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.1.4
Find the value of using the formula .
Step 1.1.1.4.1
Substitute the values of , and into the formula .
Step 1.1.1.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.1.1.4.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.1.4.2.1.1
One to any power is one.
Step 1.1.1.4.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.4.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.4.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.1.1.4.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.1.1.4.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 1.1.1.4.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.1.4.2.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.1.1.5
Substitute the values of , , and into the vertex form .
Step 1.1.2
Set equal to the new right side.
Step 1.2
Use the vertex form, , to determine the values of , , and .
Step 1.3
Since the value of is positive, the parabola opens up.
Opens Up
Step 1.4
Find the vertex .
Step 1.5
Find , the distance from the vertex to the focus.
Step 1.5.1
Find the distance from the vertex to a focus of the parabola by using the following formula.
Step 1.5.2
Substitute the value of into the formula.
Step 1.5.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.5.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.6
Find the focus.
Step 1.6.1
The focus of a parabola can be found by adding to the y-coordinate if the parabola opens up or down.
Step 1.6.2
Substitute the known values of , , and into the formula and simplify.
Step 1.7
Find the axis of symmetry by finding the line that passes through the vertex and the focus.
Step 1.8
Find the directrix.
Step 1.8.1
The directrix of a parabola is the horizontal line found by subtracting from the y-coordinate of the vertex if the parabola opens up or down.
Step 1.8.2
Substitute the known values of and into the formula and simplify.
Step 1.9
Use the properties of the parabola to analyze and graph the parabola.
Direction: Opens Up
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Direction: Opens Up
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Step 2
Step 2.1
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 2.1.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 2.1.2
Simplify the result.
Step 2.1.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.1.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.1.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.1.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.1.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 2.2
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 2.2.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the result.
Step 2.2.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.2.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2.2
The final answer is .
Step 2.3
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 2.3.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 2.3.2
Simplify the result.
Step 2.3.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.3.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.3.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.2.1.7
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.3.2.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2.2
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 2.3.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.3.2.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.2.5
The final answer is .
Step 2.3.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 2.4
Substitute the value into . In this case, the point is .
Step 2.4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 2.4.2
Simplify the result.
Step 2.4.2.1
Simplify the numerator.
Step 2.4.2.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.2.1.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.4.2.1.3
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4.2.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4.2.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4.2.1.6
Rewrite as .
Step 2.4.2.1.7
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 2.4.2.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 2.4.2.2
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 2.4.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.4.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 2.4.3
Convert to decimal.
Step 2.5
Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.
Step 3
Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.
Direction: Opens Up
Vertex:
Focus:
Axis of Symmetry:
Directrix:
Step 4