A. If the parabola opens up, down, left, or right.
B. The vertex of the parabola.
C. The location of the focus.
D. The equation of the directrix.
E. The equation of the axis of symmetry.
x + 8 = -1/44(y - 1)^2
you have
(y-1)^2 = -44 (x+8)
A left
B (-8,1)
Now recall that y^2 = 4px has its focus at x = p, directrix at x = -p, so
C (-8-11,1) = (-19,1)
D x = -8+11 = 3
E y = 1
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