SOLUTION: Determine whether the graph of each parabila opens upward or downward.
y=-(1/2)x^2+3
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Question 122508: Determine whether the graph of each parabila opens upward or downward.
y=-(1/2)x^2+3
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It opens downward (like a cup dumping out it's water)
because the coeffecient of is negative
I'll plot it to show you.
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