document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983110>Question 983110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question: determine whether the graph of each quadratic function opens upward or downward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F(x)=x^2+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What are the steps to fulfill this question. I've made a table for x and y coordinates.  I plotted the graph to prove the graph opens upward.  Am I missing something? Is there something I should be doing with the formula f(x)=ax^2+1/2x+c? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #603926 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=603926\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are correct. The leading coefficient is 1, which is a positive number. Whenever the leading coefficient is positive, the graph opens upward. </SPAN>\n" );
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