document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586749>Question 586749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> does the following parabola open down because it is negative or up because the x is squared? y = -2x^2 + 5x - 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The coefficient of the x^2 term is negative --> opens downward<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it's positive, it opens upward.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it's a parabola, it will be Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0<BR>\n" );
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