SOLUTION: Find the vertex and the line symmetry and how will it look graphed. F(x)=1/2(x+9)^2+7 Thank you

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Question 203080: Find the vertex and the line symmetry and how will it look graphed.
F(x)=1/2(x+9)^2+7

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Answer by stanbon(48558) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the vertex and the line symmetry and how will it look graphed.
F(x)=1/2(x+9)^2+7
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graph%28400%2C300%2C-18%2C10%2C-10%2C30%2C%281%2F2%29%28x%2B9%29%5E2+%2B+7%29
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Rearrange the equation to get:
(1/2)(x+9)^2 = y-7
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Vertex occurs at (-9,7)
Axis of symmetry x= -9
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Cheers,
Stan H.