Question

What is the value of p?
x=1/4y^2

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of p is 1

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that  

The standard form of the equation of a horizontal parabola is

(y - k)² = 4p(I - h)

where

(h,k) is the vertex

p$\neq$ 0

if p > 0, the parabola opens to the right, and if p < 0, the parabola opens to the left.

In this problem we have

I = $\frac{1}{4}$y²

Convert to standard form

y² 4I

The vertex is the point (0,0)

4p = 4

P = 1 -----> p > 0, the parabola opens to the right