SOLUTION: Uisng the equation f(x)=a(x-h)2 + k, how do you determine the direction the graph opens?
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Question 150919: Uisng the equation f(x)=a(x-h)2 + k, how do you determine the direction the graph opens?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If , then the graph will open upwards like this
Graph of . Notice how
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If , then the graph will open downwards like this
Graph of . Notice how
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