We are given the quadratic:

, with a=1, b=-8, c=15.
We know that the x-coordinate of the vertex, which is the point where the line of symmetry passes through is

.
Thus, the x-coordinate of the vertex is

.
Thus, the line of symmetry is x=4.
Answer: <span>B. The line of symmetry should have been 4 instead of –4. </span>
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
To start, lets form our polynomial factors from our zeroes.
x = -2
x + 2 = 0
x = 5
x - 5 = 0
Now lets put these into factored form by moving them into parenthesis and multiplying them with each other!
(x+2)(x-5)
We can start moving them out! I am going to use FOIL, but you could also use distributive or any other method/property.
x · x = x²
x · -5 = -5x
x · 2 = 2x
2 · 5 = 10
Now lets put our terms into our polynomial function, based on the order of the powers.

We are done! Hope this helps!
Recall the definition of absolute value.

When
,

When
,

The derivative does not exist at
, since the one-sided limits

and

do not match.
So the derivative of
is

Now we can write this as

since

and
