document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876467>Question 876467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the vertex of the parabola, the direction it opens, and the axis of symmetry.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By inspection:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parabola opens rightward<BR>\n" );
document.write( "vertex:(-3,-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "axis of symmetry: y=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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