Answer:
Below in bold.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let (x, y) be a point on the parabola. As the graph is a parabola, the distance of this point to the focus is equal to the distance of this point from the directrix. So:
√(( x - 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2) = y - (-1)
Squaring both sides:
(x - 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = (y + 1)^2
x^2 - 4x + 4 + y^2 - 6y + 9 = y^2 + 2y + 1
x^2 - 4x + 4 + 9 - 1 = 2y + 6y
8y = x^2 - 4x + 12
y = 1/8(x^2 - 4x + 12)
or we can write it as
y = 1/8x^2 - 1/2 x + 3/2.
