Answer: Focus = (7.5, -3)
Step-by-step explanation:
The Vertex form of a horizontal parabola is: x = a(y - k)² + h where
- a is the vertical stretch; [tex]a=\frac{1}{4p}[/tex]
- p is the distance from the vertex to the focus
- (h, k) is the vertex
Rewrite the equation in Vertex form to identify a, h, & k:
2x = (y + 3)² + 14
[tex]x=\dfrac{(y+3)^2+14}{2}\\\\x=\dfrac{1}{2}(y+4)^2+7[/tex]
Vertex: (h, k) = (7, -3)
[tex]a=\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex]
Find p and then find the focus: Focus = (h + p, k)
[tex]a=\dfrac{1}{4p}\quad \rightarrow \quad \dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{1}{4p}\quad \rightarrow \quad 4p=2\quad \rightarrow \quad p=\dfrac{2}{4}\quad \rightarrow p=\dfrac{1}{2}\\[/tex]
Focus: (7 + [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] , -3) = (7.5, -3)
