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Identify the axis of symmetry of the parabola? PLEASE HELP!!!

A. X=-1

B. x=1

C. y=-1

D y=1

Identify the axis of symmetry of the parabola? PLEASE HELP!!! A. X=-1 B. x=1 C. y-example-1
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In the graph, the vertex of the parabola hits point (-1,-2). Therefore, the axis of symmetry is x = -1. It is not y = -2, since the parabola opens vertically, not horizontally.
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