document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527584>Question 527584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help finding the line of symmetry to y=-2(x+1)^2+18. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Standard form of equation for parabola: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k) being the (x,y) coordinates of the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given conic is a parabola that opens downward and has a vertex at (-1,18)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line of symmetry is a vertical line thru the vertex. Its equation: x=-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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