document.write( "Question 422003: What is the vertex and line of symmetry of f(x)=1/5x^2? I can figure out the graph but the fraction throws me off for the other. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Using the vertex form of a parabola,  where(h,k) is the vertex
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document.write( "f(x)=1/5x^2   Vertex(0,0) Line of symmentry the y a-xis (or x = 0)\r
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document.write( "Note the Coefficient determines 2 things:
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document.write( "1) whether the parabola opens upward (>0 or downward(<0)
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document.write( "2) the broadness of the parabola
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document.write( "It has NO effect of the axis of symmetry. 
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document.write( "Note: blue graph is:  y = -5x^2
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