document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009707>Question 1009707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  state whether the parabola represented by h(t)=-16t^2+250t opens up or down <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%28t%29=-16t%5E2%2B250t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%28t%29=-16t%5E2%2B250t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > opens down because the leading coefficient (the coefficient of the first term) is negative number, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with a negative leading coefficient, the graph of the parabola looks like an upside down 'U'  </SPAN>\n" );
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