SOLUTION: discuss the effect of the sign of the coefficient a on the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c. Please include two examples of graphs to support your thoughts, one where a < 0 and one where
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Question 334024: discuss the effect of the sign of the coefficient a on the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c. Please include two examples of graphs to support your thoughts, one where a < 0 and one where a > 0
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If the parabola opens upwards and if the parabola opens downwards.
Here are two functions,
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