axis of symmetry
What axis of symmetry means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The vertical line that divides a parabola into two matching halves and passes through the turning point.
The vertical line through the vertex that divides the parabola into two mirror-image halves.
Topics that use axis of symmetry
- Algebra - Graphs (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- area under a graph
- Asymptote
- Asymptotes
- completing the square
- coordinate plane
- Discriminant
- Displacement
- distance time graphs
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