document.write( "Question 221378: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, and the maximum or minimum value of f(x).
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Algebra.Com's Answer #166077 by likaaka(51)\"\" \"About 
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Your function is already set in standard parabola form y=a(x-h)^2+k, where (h,k) is your vertex
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\n" ); document.write( "f(x)=-(x+8)^2-7
\n" ); document.write( "The vertex: (-8, -7), since in the formula above, h is always negative, when the positive 8 is translated from the given equation the x-coordinate of the vertex must be negative
\n" ); document.write( "The line of symmetry: always written as x=h, x = -8
\n" ); document.write( "The minimum or maximum value: written as f(h)=k, f(-8) = -7
\n" ); document.write( "Is this maximum or minimum? if the graph opens up, the f(h)=k value is a minimum. if the graph open down, the f(h)=k value is a maximum. To determine the orientation of the graph look at a. If \"a\" is a positive, graph opens up; if \"a\" is a negative, graph opens down.
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\n" ); document.write( "positive a, graph opens up, f(h)=k is a minimum value
\n" ); document.write( "negative a, graph opens down, f(h)=k is a maximum value
\n" ); document.write( "In the given equation, a = -1, so f(-8) = -7 is a maximum value
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