Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of y = (x + 3)^2 - 5.

equation of the axis of symmetry is   x = - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall that the axis of symmetry of a quadratic is the vertical line of the form

x = x vertex

and in our case the x position of the vertex is x = -3 because the expression for the quadratic is given in VERTEX form, and the x of the vertex is evident from the number that is added to x inside the parenthesis,

then, the equation of the axis of symmetry is:

x = - 3

step-by-step explanation:

use context clues to figure out the meaning of the bolded word:  

the sage gardener knew when she had to water her plants.  

question 8 options:

mint plant

wise

happy

lazy

part a: 1.08

part b: 27.59