{
"query": {
"display": "$$x^{2}=-16y$$",
"symbolab_question": "CONIC#x^{2}=-16y"
},
"solution": {
"level": "PERFORMED",
"subject": "Geometry",
"topic": "Parabola",
"subTopic": "formula",
"default": "(h,k)=(0,0),p=-4"
},
"steps": {
"type": "interim",
"title": "$$x^{2}=-16y:\\quad$$Parabola with vertex at $$\\left(h,\\:k\\right)=\\left(0,\\:0\\right),\\:$$and focal length $$|p|=4$$",
"input": "x^{2}=-16y",
"steps": [
{
"type": "definition",
"title": "Parabola standard equation",
"text": "$$4p\\left(y-k\\right)=\\left(x-h\\right)^{2}\\:$$ is the standard equation for an up-down facing parabola with vertex at $$\\left(h,\\:k\\right),\\:$$<br/>and a focal length $$|p|$$"
},
{
"type": "interim",
"title": "Rewrite $$x^{2}=-16y\\:$$in the standard form:$${\\quad}4\\left(-4\\right)\\left(y-0\\right)=\\left(x-0\\right)^{2}$$",
"input": "x^{2}=-16y",
"steps": [
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Switch sides",
"result": "-16y=x^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Factor $$4$$",
"result": "4\\cdot\\:\\frac{-16}{4}y=x^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Simplify",
"result": "4\\left(-4\\right)y=x^{2}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Rewrite as",
"result": "4\\left(-4\\right)\\left(y-0\\right)=\\left(x-0\\right)^{2}"
}
],
"meta": {
"interimType": "Parabola Canonical Format Title 1Eq",
"gptData": "pG0PljGlka7rWtIVHz2xymbOTBTIQkBEGSNjyYYsjjDErT97kX84sZPuiUzCW6s7XyLbZXp+Wbh+m4tF03n6J+7DfqiAJGN1ORFlFeurvbQWgM/Qnh8bwlZVgLtIW15FQXpHylPs0Rersq/WcBN38o9ZLTbv6820yRhHB5ziAqgsumrUE8MI1q8RK7ImYr5ap+53YEFIjmIWpl3qnAYzGk3kCh3oevUunZ7/b0qFKBQr3v3bez3dCmDvWRQb/mMYwA06BWctNYy5sA0btPaS2mkbCg93zvRCzMqKIe6ln76KGM5KjXEoq5HFg4B+mSdM"
}
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Therefore parabola properties are:",
"result": "\\left(h,\\:k\\right)=\\left(0,\\:0\\right),\\:p=-4"
}
],
"meta": {
"solvingClass": "Parabola"
}
},
"plot_output": {
"meta": {
"plotInfo": {
"variable": "x",
"funcsToDraw": {
"funcs": [
{
"evalFormula": "y=\\frac{x^{2}}{4(-4)}+0",
"displayFormula": "4(-4)y=x^{2}",
"attributes": {
"color": "PURPLE",
"lineType": "NORMAL",
"isAsymptote": false
}
},
{
"evalFormula": "y=4",
"displayFormula": "y=4",
"attributes": {
"color": "GRAY",
"lineType": "NORMAL",
"labels": [
"\\mathrm{directrix}"
],
"isAsymptote": false
}
}
]
},
"pointsToDraw": {
"pointsLatex": [
"(0,0)",
"(0,-4)"
],
"pointsDecimal": [
{
"fst": 0,
"snd": 0
},
{
"fst": 0,
"snd": -4
}
],
"attributes": [
{
"color": "PURPLE",
"labels": [
"\\mathrm{vertex}"
],
"labelTypes": [
"DEFAULT"
],
"labelColors": [
"PURPLE"
]
},
{
"color": "PURPLE",
"labels": [
"\\mathrm{focus}"
],
"labelTypes": [
"DEFAULT"
],
"labelColors": [
"PURPLE"
]
}
]
},
"functionChanges": [
{
"origFormulaLatex": [],
"finalFormulaLatex": [],
"plotTitle": "4(-4)(y)=x^{2}",
"paramsLatex": [],
"paramsReplacementsLatex": []
}
],
"localBoundingBox": {
"xMin": -45,
"xMax": 45,
"yMin": -45,
"yMax": 45
}
},
"showViewLarger": true
}
}
}
Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Rewrite in the standard form:
Therefore parabola properties are:
Graph
Popular Examples
y-x>-x^2-1((y+1)^2)/4-(x-5)^2=4foci x= 1/8 y^2foci x^2-4y^2-2x+16y=20asymptotes of 9x^2-4y^2-72x=0asymptotes
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is x^2=-16y ?
The solution to x^2=-16y is Parabola with (h,k)=(0,0),p=-4