SOLUTION:
Step 1:
In this question, we are given the following:
The equation of the directrix for the parabola:
[tex]-8\text{ \lparen y-3\rparen= \lparen x+ 4\rparen}^2[/tex]
Step 2:
The details of the solution are as follows:
Next, we can see that the equation of the directrix for the parabola is at:
[tex]\text{y = 5 }[/tex]
This is because:
[tex]\begin{gathered} y\text{ -3 = \lparen}\frac{-1}{8})\text{ \lparen x + 4 \rparen}^2 \\ y\text{ = \lparen-}\frac{1}{8})\text{ \lparen x + 4\rparen}^2+\text{ 3} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Then, y = k - p
y = 3 - p
p = 1/ 4a
p = 1 / 4(-1/8)
p = -2
y = 5
