document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478794>Question 478794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> State whether the parabola opens or downward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.y=-4+xsquare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.y=7-xsquare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.y=2-5x-3xsquare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.y=2xsquare-3x-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quadratic form: y = ax^2 + bx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a > 0 the parabola opens up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a < 0 the parabola opens down.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.y=-4+xsquare:::up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.y=7-xsquare::down<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.y=2-5x-3xsquare::down<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.y=2xsquare-3x-2::up\r<BR>\n" );
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