(y – k)2 = 4a(x – h) (y – k)2 = – 4a(x – h)
   
   
   
   
Focus = (h + a, k) Focus = (h – a, k)
Eqn. of the directrix x – h + a = 0 Eqn. of the directrix x – h – a = 0
Axis of the parabola y – k = 0 Axis of the parabola y – k = 0
Vertex = (h, k) Vertex = (h, k)