Focus and directrix of a parabola

Find the focus and directrix of the parabola y=x24y = \dfrac{x^2}{4}. Rewriting it as x2=4yx^2 = 4y matches the form x2=4pyx^2 = 4py with p=1p = 1, so the focus is (0,1)(0, 1) and the directrix is the line y=1y = -1.

Every point on the parabola is equidistant from the focus and the directrix. For instance the point (2,1)(2, 1) is 22+02=2\sqrt{2^2 + 0^2} = 2 from the focus (0,1)(0, 1) and 1(1)=21 - (-1) = 2 from the directrix y=1y = -1. The large dots mark the focus (0,1)(0, 1) and the parabola points (2,1)(2, 1) and (2,1)(-2, 1).