SOLUTION: state whether the parabola represented by h(t)=-16t^2+250t opens up or down Explain why answer make sense int the context of this problem

Question 1009707: state whether the parabola represented by h(t)=-16t^2+250t opens up or down
Explain why answer make sense int the context of this problem
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, stanbon:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

opens down because the leading coefficient (the coefficient of the first term) is negative number,
with a negative leading coefficient, the graph of the parabola looks like an upside down 'U'
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
state whether the parabola represented by h(t)=-16t^2+250t opens up or down
Explain why answer make sense int the context of this problem.
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Downward because, as x gets larger and larger (positively or negatively)
the -16t^2 term grows more and more negative, thus causing the arms
of the parabola to go more and more negative negative, or DOWN.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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