![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/userfiles/image/steps_images/step1.JPG\")
The equation is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=a9153675a746a1049b5e461b65f6cf66.png\")
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Complete squares on each side.
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Add and subtract 49 for we can write complete square.
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![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d32c102fbdea5fa6e844281cc0123d29.png\")
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=5ef89f20d9966f3c9ec64a5a22719d51.png\")
The above equation is similar to ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d445b9c6d6c20ae0582c87f8a7487d7e.png\")
The vertex of this parabola is located at ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=591adf739584895150bc5ff96166a958.png\")
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The equation of the axis of symmetry is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7ea5c64f776d051591aaf116b7bfbdd4.png\")
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The parabola opens upward.![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The vertex of this parabola is located at ![\"\"](\"plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=591adf739584895150bc5ff96166a958.png\")
The equation of the axis of symmetry is ![\"\"](\"plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7ea5c64f776d051591aaf116b7bfbdd4.png\")
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The parabola opens upward.