document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250561>Question 250561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Indicate the axis of symmetry of the parabola <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = x^2 + 8x + 20 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182446 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182446\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If your equation is in vertex form, then the axis of is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     x= h in the general vertex form equation y = (x-h)2 + k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If your equation is in standard form, then the formula for the axis of symmetry is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     x = -b/2a from the general standard form equation y = ax2+bx + c\r<BR>\n" );
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