The equation below describes a parabola of a is positive which way does the parabola open? X=ay2

Can someone explain the elimination method to me for this problem?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

Evaluate the discriminant of each equation. tell how many solutions each equation has and whether the solutions are real or imaginary. 4x^2 + 20x + 25 = 0