document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127248>Question 127248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the axis of symmetry.                  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "	y=x^2+5x–7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am coming up with 0 (zero)as my answer and that is not one of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "answers on the test. Can you assist me? Please show me the work so I can <BR>\n" );
document.write( "see where I am going wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=93217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the axis of symmetry, use this formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-b%2F%282a%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-b%2F%282a%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=x%5E2%2B5x-7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=x%5E2%2B5x-7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can see that a=1 and b=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-5%29%2F%282%2A1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-5%29%2F%282%2A1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in b=5 and a=1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%28-5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%28-5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the axis of symmetry is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-5%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-5%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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