On a coordinate plane, a parabola opens to the left. it goes through (negative 4, 4), has a vertex at (0, 0), and goes through (negative 4, negative 4). find the coordinates of the focus and equation of the directrix for the parabola given by y2 = −4x. the general formula for this parabola is y2 = 4px. therefore, the value of p is . the coordinates of the focus are . the equation of the directrix is .