SOLUTION: Find the vertex and line of symmetry: {{{f(x)=(1/4)(x+8)^2+7}}}

Question 132014: Find the vertex and line of symmetry:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

Rewrite as

Notice how is in vertex form where h and k form the vertex. In other words, the vertex is the point (h,k)

Since h=-8 and k=7, the vertex is the point (-8,7)

In general, the line of symmetry is the equation . So in this case the line of symmetry is
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