document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=333574>Question 333574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What direction does the parabola y = 2(x - 1)2 - 5 open? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "upward, downward, right or left? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm assuming the 2 after the parenthesis is to the second power or written as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2(x - 1)^2 - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This can be rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2x^2-4x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It opens upward. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: If the x^2 is positive then \"up\", if it's negative then it opens down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does this make sense to you?<BR>\n" );
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