SOLUTION: Describe whether the function opens up or down and find the vertex. y = -2(x + 1)� + 1

SOLUTION: Describe whether the function opens up or down and find the vertex. y = -2(x + 1)� + 1

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Question 941393: Describe whether the function opens up or down and find the vertex.
y = -2(x + 1)� + 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation is in vertex form.
(-1,1) is the vertex.
Since , the parabola opens downwards.
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