Axis of Symmetry Coords Causes $A + B = -A$

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I noticed something interesting while doing some homework on finding the vertex of a graph, and was wondering if anyone had an explanation for it.

Solving for $f(X) = A(X ^ 2) + BX$, I saw that for any numbers $A$ and $B$, plugging $X$ as the axis of symmetry would cause $A + B$ to equal $-A$

Random example: $f(X) = 7(X ^ 2) + 273X$

Plugging in the axis of symetry gives me $f(-19.5) = 7(-19.5 ^ 2) + 273(-19.5) = 2661.75 - 5323.5 = -2661.75$

I thought this seemed interesting :D