SOLUTION: give the vertex of the parabola x=y^2-6y+1 and indicate whether it opens upward, downward, to the left, or to the right

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Question 377432: give the vertex of the parabola x=y^2-6y+1 and indicate whether it opens upward, downward, to the left, or to the right
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+=+y%5E2-6y+%2B+9+-+9%2B1+=+%28y+-+3%29%5E2-8. The vertex is (-8, 3). the axis of symmetry is parallel to the x-axis, and the parabola opens to the right.