SOLUTION: does the following parabola open down because it is negative or up because the x is squared? y = -2x^2 + 5x - 2
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Question 586749: does the following parabola open down because it is negative or up because the x is squared? y = -2x^2 + 5x - 2
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does the following parabola open down because it is negative or up because the x is squared? y = -2x^2 + 5x - 2
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The coefficient of the x^2 term is negative --> opens downward
If it's positive, it opens upward.
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If it's a parabola, it will be Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0
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