SOLUTION: find the vertex and axis of symmetry and graph the function h(x)=x^2-5x

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Question 263007: find the vertex and axis of symmetry and graph the function
h(x)=x^2-5x

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A good thing to remember is that the
vertex and axis of symmetry are half-way
between the roots (solutions for )


The solutions are ,
Half-way between is
Now solve for




So, the vertex is at (5/2, -25/4)
The axis of symmetry is


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