Question

How do you find the focus? Do you change equation to x^2=4py.
Equation is: y^2=-6x

Answer 1

y^2 = 4px has its focus at (p,0)

go to wolframalpha.com and type in: parabola y^2=-6x
it will list the focus and other data

Answer 2

Thank you but I didn't want the answer , I wanted the see steps so I could apply it to future problems/equations