document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586742>Question 586742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does this parabola open down because of the negative? or up because the x is squared?   y = -2x2 + 5x - 2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #373857 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><B>ad_alta(240)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ad_alta><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It opens down. Think about it this way: anything squared is positive, so putting a negative in front ensures the result is negative (the other terms affect the shape of the parabola, but not whether it opens up or down). </SPAN>\n" );
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