What is the equation of a parabola if the vertex is (1, 4) and the directrix is located at y = 7?

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According to the vertex and the directrix of the given parabola, the equation is:

[tex]y = \frac{3}{4}(x - 1)^2 + 4[/tex]

What is the equation of a parabola given it’s vertex?

The equation of a quadratic function, of vertex (h,k), is given by:

[tex]y = a(x - h)^2 + k[/tex]

In which a is the leading coefficient.

The directrix is at y = k + 4a.

In this problem, the vertex is (1,4), hence:

[tex]h = 1, k = 4[/tex]

The directrix is at y = 7, hence:

[tex]4 + 4a = 7[/tex]

[tex]a = \frac{3}{4}[/tex]

Hence, the equation is:

[tex]y = a(x - h)^2 + k[/tex]

[tex]y = \frac{3}{4}(x - 1)^2 + 4[/tex]

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