document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165515>Question 1165515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Explain why the graph of the equation g(x)=-(x+1)^2-3 would be a parabola opening downward.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The parabola opens downwards since a=    and this value is          0. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The general equation in vertex form is<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The parabola opens upward if a>0 and downward if a<0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this example, a=-1, which is less than 0, so the parabola opens downward.<br><BR>\n" );
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