SOLUTION: What direction does the parabola y = 2(x - 1)2 - 5 open? upward, downward, right, left?

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Question 333559: What direction does the parabola y = 2(x - 1)2 - 5 open?
upward, downward, right, left?

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
upward
The coefficient of the x^2 term is positive --> upward

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