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ISBN: 9780321979070

Author: Michael Sullivan

Publisher: PEARSON

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Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.

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Chapter 10.2, Problem 36AYU

In Problems 21-38, find the equation of the parabola described. Find the two points that define the latus rectum, and graph the equation by hand.

Vertex at $(2, 4)$ ; directrix the line $x = - 4$

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