Answer
$y^2=4x$
Work Step by Step
It is a parabola with horizontal axis.
Focus: $(p,0)$
Directrix: $x=-p$
Distance between the focus and the directrix: $p-(-p)=2p$
$2p=2$
$p=1$
Equation: $y^2=4px$
$y^2=4(1)x$
$y^2=4x$
College Algebra 7th Edition
by Stewart, James; Redlin, Lothar; Watson, Saleem
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1305115546
ISBN 13:
978-1-30511-554-5
Chapter 7, Conic Sections - Section 7.1 - Parabolas - 7.1 Exercises - Page 555: 43
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