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What is the focus of a parabola with equation y equals 50 x squared?

Answer options with 4 options
A.
the point 0 comma StartFraction 1 over 200 EndFraction

B.
the point 0 comma StartFraction 25 over 2 EndFraction

C.
the point 0 comma 50

D.
the point 0 comma 200

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compare y = 50x^2 to the standard form y = (1/(4p)) x^2. So 1/(4p) = 50, hence p = 1/(200). The focus is (0, p) = (0, 1/200).

Answer: A.