Question

what is the axis of symmetry of the parabola given by the equation x= -1/32 y^2

Answer 1

I know that you have to set whats in the parenthesis equal to 0. BUt I dont have anything in parenthesis so now idk what to do

Answer 2

this one is much much much easier than the others

Answer 3

haha yay! I have only worked with ones with parenthesis so idk how this is done

Answer 4

oops no that was wrong!!

Answer 5

it opens to the left and the vertex is at the origin
axis of symmetry is the \(x\) axis
think of the picture

Answer 6

ohh so x=0?
But how did you get the vertex at the origin?

Answer 7

oh wait nevermind. I understand