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What is the equation of the parabola with focus (3,0) and directrix x= -3?

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Check the picture below, so the parabola looks more or less like so, with a "p" distance of 3 and the vertex at the origin, keeping in mind the vertex is half-way between the focus point and the directrix.

[tex]\textit{horizontal parabola vertex form with focus point distance} \\\\ 4p(x- h)=(y- k)^2 \qquad \begin{cases} \stackrel{vertex}{(h,k)}\qquad \stackrel{focus~point}{(h+p,k)}\qquad \stackrel{directrix}{x=h-p}\\\\ p=\textit{distance from vertex to }\\ \qquad \textit{ focus or directrix}\\\\ \stackrel{"p"~is~negative}{op ens~\supset}\qquad \stackrel{"p"~is~positive}{op ens~\subset} \end{cases} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill[/tex]

[tex]\begin{cases} h=0\\ k=0\\ p=3 \end{cases}\implies 4(3)(x-0)~~ = ~~(y-0)^2\implies 12x=y^2\implies x=\cfrac{1}{12}y^2[/tex]

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