Question 1035639
Complete the Square to put into Standard Form, so you can directly read the vertex coordinates and the symmetry axis.


These will help in understanding:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD4AiN1Gsmc">Changing quadratic equation from General form into Standard Form - video</a>----and there are a couple other videos on that channel which are also helpful
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<a href="https://www.algebra.com/my/Completing-the-Square-to-Solve-General-Quadratic-Equation.lesson?content_action=show_dev">LESSON which includes how to Complete The Square</a>


Watch the signs very carefully in handling your example equation.