y = –3x2 – 12Axis of symmetry:

The equation is y = −3x² − 12, which has no term involving x to the first power. For a quadratic y = ax² + bx + c, the axis of symmetry is x = −b/(2a). Here b = 0, so the axis is x = 0, matching choice D.

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