Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - The Parabola; Identifying Conic Sections - Exercise Set - Page 799: 12

Answer

$(-1,-5)$

Work Step by Step

Standard form of a horizontal parabola is $x=a(y-k)^2+h$ Here, vertex:$(h,k)$ and $4a$ is latus rectum. Since we are given $x=-2(y+5)^2-1$ It can be written as: $x=-2(y-(-5))^2+(-1)$ Compare the given equation with the standard form. Thus, vertex: $(-1,-5)$
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