document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618931>Question 618931</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does this parabola open upward or downward?  How do you know?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=-3x^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=389231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The co-efficient of x^2 is negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the graph opens downward </SPAN>\n" );
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