document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=681141>Question 681141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the vertex and the axis of symmetry of the parabola y=x^2+5x-6 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y=x^2+5x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "complete the square:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x^2+5x+25/4)-6-25/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x+5/2)^2-24/4-25/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(x+5/2)^2-49/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is an equation of a parabola that opens upwards.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its standard form: y=A(x-h)^2+k, (h,k)=(x,y) coordinates of vertex<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For given equation: y=(x+5/2)^2-49/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex: (-5/2,-49/4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: x=-5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "see graph below:<BR>\n" );
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