SOLUTION: X-(y-1)^2=2. Identify the line(s) of symmetry for the conic section

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Question 606046: X-(y-1)^2=2. Identify the line(s) of symmetry for the conic section
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X-(y-1)^2=2. Identify the line(s) of symmetry for the conic section
rewrite equation
(y-1)^2=(x-2)
This is an equation of a parabola that opens rightwards.
Its standard form: (y-k)^2=4p(y-k)
for given equation:
vertex: (2,1)
axis of symmetry: y=1