document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736178>Question 736178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the equation of the axis of symmetry of this parabola? y=-5(x+4)^2+3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=449753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That is already in standard form.  You can read the vertex directly as (-4, 3).  This parabola, since it is written as y is a function of x squared, is parallel to the typical simplest y=x^2, so the axis of symmetry is vertical.  The axis of symmetry contains the vertex.   </SPAN>\n" );
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