SOLUTION: Find the vertex and intercepts for each quadratic function. Does it open up or down? y = -3x^2 + 6x

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Question 4115: Find the vertex and intercepts for each quadratic function. Does it open up or down? y = -3x^2 + 6x

Answer by smartdude17(30) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your problem is easy, even a 7th grader can do it. The intercepts are 2 and 0. You get it by doing the QF. You find the vertex by also using the QF. To find a vertex use : -b/2a. In this case the answer is 1. So, your parabola, or parabolic curve, is turned downward.