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

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Question 941393: Describe whether the function opens up or down and find the vertex.
y = -2(x + 1)² + 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is in vertex form.
(-1,1) is the vertex.
Since -2%3C0, the parabola opens downwards.