document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960130>Question 960130</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Determine whether the graph of the parabola opens upward or downward and determine the range.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F(x) = 2(x+2)^2 -8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586785 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586785\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the coefficient of the x^2 term is positive, then the parabola opens up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the coefficient of the x^2 term is negative, then the parabola opens down.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this parabole opens up because the coefficient of the x^2 term is positive.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 * (x+2)^2 is equal to 2 * (x^2 + 4x + 4) which is equal to 2x^2 + ........\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's the graph of your parabola.\r<BR>\n" );
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