Master finding the focus and directrix of a parabola with vertex at the center

The video tutorial explains how to find the directrix and focus of a parabola in conic sections, particularly when the vertex is at the origin (0,0). It covers the importance of understanding the vertex, focus, and directrix, and how these elements relate to the orientation of the parabola. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate how to determine whether a parabola opens up, down, left, or right based on the given equations. It also includes sketches to help visualize the concepts and solve problems related to parabolas in conic section form.

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What steps would you take to graph a parabola given its equation?

What is the equation of the directrix for a parabola that opens to the right?

How does the presence of a coefficient in front of the squared term affect the graph of a parabola?