Graph y^2-6y+8x=15

$y^{2} - 6 y + 8 x = 15$

Step 1

Move all terms not containing $x$ to the right side of the equation.

Subtract $y^{2}$ from both sides of the equation.

$- 6 y + 8 x = 15 - y^{2}$

Add $6 y$ to both sides of the equation.

$8 x = 15 - y^{2} + 6 y$

Step 2

Divide each term in $8 x = 15 - y^{2} + 6 y$ by $8$ and simplify.

Divide each term in $8 x = 15 - y^{2} + 6 y$ by $8$ .

$\frac{8 x}{8} = \frac{15}{8} + \frac{- y^{2}}{8} + \frac{6 y}{8}$

Simplify the left side.

Cancel the common factor of $8$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{8 x}{8} = \frac{15}{8} + \frac{- y^{2}}{8} + \frac{6 y}{8}$

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{15}{8} + \frac{- y^{2}}{8} + \frac{6 y}{8}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{6 y}{8}$

Cancel the common factor of $6$ and $8$ .

Factor $2$ out of $6 y$ .

$x = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{2 (3 y)}{8}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$x = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{2 (3 y)}{2 (4)}$

Cancel the common factor.

$x = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{2 (3 y)}{2 \cdot 4}$

Rewrite the expression.

$x = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{3 y}{4}$

Step 3

Find the properties of the given parabola.

Rewrite the equation in vertex form.

Move $\frac{15}{8}$ .

$x = - \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{3 y}{4} + \frac{15}{8}$

Complete the square for $- \frac{y^{2}}{8} + \frac{3 y}{4} + \frac{15}{8}$ .

Use the form $a x^{2} + b x + c$ , to find the values of $a$ , $b$ , and $c$ .

$a = - \frac{1}{8}$

$b = \frac{3}{4}$

$c = \frac{15}{8}$

Consider the vertex form of a parabola.

$a {(x + d)}^{2} + e$

Find the value of $d$ using the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $a$ and $b$ into the formula $d = \frac{b}{2 a}$ .

$d = \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{2 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Simplify the right side.

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$d = \frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{1}{2 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Cancel the common factor of $1$ and $- 1$ .

Rewrite $1$ as $- 1 (- 1)$ .

$d = \frac{3}{4} \cdot \frac{- 1 (- 1)}{2 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{2 (\frac{1}{8})})$

Combine $2$ and $\frac{1}{8}$ .

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{\frac{2}{8}})$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ and $8$ .

Factor $2$ out of $2$ .

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{\frac{2 (1)}{8}})$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $8$ .

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 4}})$

Cancel the common factor.

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{\frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 4}})$

Rewrite the expression.

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{4}})$

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$d = \frac{3}{4} (- (1 \cdot 4))$

Cancel the common factor of $4$ .

Factor $4$ out of $- (1 \cdot 4)$ .

$d = \frac{3}{4} (4 (- 1 \cdot (1)))$

Cancel the common factor.

$d = \frac{3}{4} (4 (- 1 \cdot (1)))$

Rewrite the expression.

$d = 3 (- 1 \cdot (1))$

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$d = 3 \cdot - 1$

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$d = - 3$

Find the value of $e$ using the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

Substitute the values of $c$ , $b$ and $a$ into the formula $e = c - \frac{b^{2}}{4 a}$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{{(\frac{3}{4})}^{2}}{4 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Simplify the right side.

Simplify each term.

Simplify the numerator.

Apply the product rule to $\frac{3}{4}$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{3^{2}}{4^{2}}}{4 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{4^{2}}}{4 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Raise $4$ to the power of $2$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{4 (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Simplify the denominator.

Multiply $- 1$ by $4$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{- 4 (\frac{1}{8})}$

Combine $- 4$ and $\frac{1}{8}$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{\frac{- 4}{8}}$

Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.

Cancel the common factor of $- 4$ and $8$ .

Factor $4$ out of $- 4$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{\frac{4 (- 1)}{8}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{\frac{4 \cdot - 1}{4 \cdot 2}}$

Cancel the common factor.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{\frac{4 \cdot - 1}{4 \cdot 2}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{\frac{- 1}{2}}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{\frac{9}{16}}{- \frac{1}{2}}$

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - (\frac{9}{16} (- 1 \cdot 2))$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Factor $2$ out of $16$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - (\frac{9}{2 (8)} (- 1 \cdot 2))$

Factor $2$ out of $- 1 \cdot 2$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - (\frac{9}{2 (8)} (2 \cdot - 1))$

Cancel the common factor.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - (\frac{9}{2 \cdot 8} (2 \cdot - 1))$

Rewrite the expression.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - (\frac{9}{8} \cdot - 1)$

Combine $\frac{9}{8}$ and $- 1$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{9 \cdot - 1}{8}$

Multiply $9$ by $- 1$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} - \frac{- 9}{8}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$e = \frac{15}{8} - - \frac{9}{8}$

Multiply $- - \frac{9}{8}$ .

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 1$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} + 1 (\frac{9}{8})$

Multiply $\frac{9}{8}$ by $1$ .

$e = \frac{15}{8} + \frac{9}{8}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$e = \frac{15 + 9}{8}$

Add $15$ and $9$ .

$e = \frac{24}{8}$

Divide $24$ by $8$ .

$e = 3$

Substitute the values of $a$ , $d$ , and $e$ into the vertex form $- \frac{1}{8} {(y - 3)}^{2} + 3$ .

$- \frac{1}{8} {(y - 3)}^{2} + 3$

Set $x$ equal to the new right side.

$x = - \frac{1}{8} \cdot {(y - 3)}^{2} + 3$

Use the vertex form, $x = a {(y - k)}^{2} + h$ , to determine the values of $a$ , $h$ , and $k$ .

$a = - \frac{1}{8}$

$h = 3$

$k = 3$

Since the value of $a$ is negative, the parabola opens left.

Opens Left

Find the vertex $(h, k)$ .

$(3, 3)$

Find $p$ , the distance from the vertex to the focus.

Find the distance from the vertex to a focus of the parabola by using the following formula.

$\frac{1}{4 a}$

Substitute the value of $a$ into the formula.

$\frac{1}{4 \cdot (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Simplify.

Cancel the common factor of $1$ and $- 1$ .

Rewrite $1$ as $- 1 (- 1)$ .

$\frac{- 1 (- 1)}{4 \cdot (- \frac{1}{8})}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$- \frac{1}{4 (\frac{1}{8})}$

Combine $4$ and $\frac{1}{8}$ .

$- \frac{1}{\frac{4}{8}}$

Cancel the common factor of $4$ and $8$ .

Factor $4$ out of $4$ .

$- \frac{1}{\frac{4 (1)}{8}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $4$ out of $8$ .

$- \frac{1}{\frac{4 \cdot 1}{4 \cdot 2}}$

Cancel the common factor.

$- \frac{1}{\frac{4 \cdot 1}{4 \cdot 2}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$- \frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}}$

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

$- (1 \cdot 2)$

Multiply $- (1 \cdot 2)$ .

Multiply $2$ by $1$ .

$- 1 \cdot 2$

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$- 2$

Find the focus.

The focus of a parabola can be found by adding $p$ to the x-coordinate $h$ if the parabola opens left or right.

$(h + p, k)$

Substitute the known values of $h$ , $p$ , and $k$ into the formula and simplify.

$(1, 3)$

Find the axis of symmetry by finding the line that passes through the vertex and the focus.

$y = 3$

Find the directrix.

The directrix of a parabola is the vertical line found by subtracting $p$ from the x-coordinate $h$ of the vertex if the parabola opens left or right.

$x = h - p$

Substitute the known values of $p$ and $h$ into the formula and simplify.

$x = 5$

Use the properties of the parabola to analyze and graph the parabola.

Direction: Opens Left

Vertex: $(3, 3)$

Focus: $(1, 3)$

Axis of Symmetry: $y = 3$

Directrix: $x = 5$

Direction: Opens Left

Vertex: $(3, 3)$

Focus: $(1, 3)$

Axis of Symmetry: $y = 3$

Directrix: $x = 5$

Step 4

Select a few $x$ values, and plug them into the equation to find the corresponding $y$ values. The $x$ values should be selected around the vertex.

Substitute the $x$ value $1$ into $f (x) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- x + 3)}$ . In this case, the point is $(1, 7)$ .

Replace the variable $x$ with $1$ in the expression.

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- (1) + 3)}$

Simplify the result.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- 1 + 3)}$

Add $- 1$ and $3$ .

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 \cdot 2}$

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{4}$

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$f (1) = 3 + 2 \cdot 2$

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$f (1) = 3 + 4$

Add $3$ and $4$ .

$f (1) = 7$

The final answer is $7$ .

$y = 7$

Convert $7$ to decimal.

$= 7$

Substitute the $x$ value $1$ into $f (x) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- x + 3)}$ . In this case, the point is $(1, - 1)$ .

Replace the variable $x$ with $1$ in the expression.

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- (1) + 3)}$

Simplify the result.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- 1 + 3)}$

Add $- 1$ and $3$ .

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 \cdot 2}$

Multiply $2$ by $2$ .

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{4}$

Rewrite $4$ as $2^{2}$ .

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

$f (1) = 3 - 2 \cdot 2$

Multiply $- 2$ by $2$ .

$f (1) = 3 - 4$

Subtract $4$ from $3$ .

$f (1) = - 1$

The final answer is $- 1$ .

$y = - 1$

Convert $- 1$ to decimal.

$= - 1$

Substitute the $x$ value $2$ into $f (x) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- x + 3)}$ . In this case, the point is $(2, 5.82842712)$ .

Replace the variable $x$ with $2$ in the expression.

$f (2) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- (2) + 3)}$

Simplify the result.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$f (2) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 (- 2 + 3)}$

Add $- 2$ and $3$ .

$f (2) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2 \cdot 1}$

Multiply $2$ by $1$ .

$f (2) = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2}$

The final answer is $3 + 2 \sqrt{2}$ .

$y = 3 + 2 \sqrt{2}$

Convert $3 + 2 \sqrt{2}$ to decimal.

$= 5.82842712$

Substitute the $x$ value $2$ into $f (x) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- x + 3)}$ . In this case, the point is $(2, 0.17157287)$ .

Replace the variable $x$ with $2$ in the expression.

$f (2) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- (2) + 3)}$

Simplify the result.

Simplify each term.

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$f (2) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 (- 2 + 3)}$

Add $- 2$ and $3$ .

$f (2) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2 \cdot 1}$

Multiply $2$ by $1$ .

$f (2) = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2}$

The final answer is $3 - 2 \sqrt{2}$ .

$y = 3 - 2 \sqrt{2}$

Convert $3 - 2 \sqrt{2}$ to decimal.

$= 0.17157287$

Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ 1 & 7 \\ 1 & - 1 \\ 2 & 5.83 \\ 2 & 0.17 \\ 3 & 3 \end{array}$

Step 5

Graph the parabola using its properties and the selected points.

Direction: Opens Left

Vertex: $(3, 3)$

Focus: $(1, 3)$

Axis of Symmetry: $y = 3$

Directrix: $x = 5$

$\begin{array}{c} x & y \\ 1 & 7 \\ 1 & - 1 \\ 2 & 5.83 \\ 2 & 0.17 \\ 3 & 3 \end{array}$

Step 6

Graph y^2-6y+8x=15

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