What is the equation of a parabola with (-1,-3) as its focus and y=1 as its directrix?

Hmm, y=1 is directix
means it opens up or down
we will be using
(x-h)²=4p(y-k) where (h,k) is vertex and p is the distnace from focus to vertex and from vertex to direcitx
focus is (-1,-3)
find distance between y values because directix is a y value
midpoint is the vertex
from -3 to 1 is 2 units
since focus is below directix, it opens down, and p is negative
it is 2 units above focus
so at (-1,-1)
and p=-2

(x-(-1))²=4(-2)(y-(-1))
(x+1)²=-8(y+1) is da equation

The skating rink rented 872 pairs of skates during april and may.why? : if the skating rink rented three times the pair of skates in april during may, they rented 654 skates. 218 x 3 = 654then, if they want to know how many they rented during both april and may, then you just add 654 (may) and 218 (april) to give you 872 pairs of skates for both months.654 + 218 = 872hope this !

Volume is length times width times height so
20 times 8 times 30 which is 4,800
surface area is ph (p is perimeter of base), h is height.
so perimeter would be length+length+width+width so 20+20+8+8 which is 56. so multiply 56 times 30 which is 1680. hope this !