document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515145>Question 515145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex, line of symmetry, and maximum or minimum value of  f(x)1/5(x+1)^2+1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)=1/5(x+1)^2+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola which opens upwards of the standard form:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=A(x-h)^2+k, with (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: f(x)=1/5(x+1)^2+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertex:(-1, 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Line of symmetry: x=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since parabola opens upwards it has a minimum at 1 </SPAN>\n" );
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