SOLUTION: does the graph of y=6(x-8)^2 +1 open downward? thankyou

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Question 323868: does the graph of y=6(x-8)^2 +1 open downward?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Any equation in the form is a parabola that opens upward if . Since , which is greater than zero, this means that the graph opens upward.
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