In which form is the following function written?

y+20=8(x+7)^2

  (a variation of) vertex form

Step-by-step explanation:

For vertical scale factor "a" and vertex (h, k), the vertex form of the equation for a parabola can be written as ...

  y = a(x -h)^2 +k

If k is subtracted from this equation, an alternate form is ...

  y -k = a(x -h)^2

This latter version of vertex form is the form your equation has, where ...

6 spoons of sugar for every 21 cups of flour

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