SOLUTION: Consider the graph of the following parabola:
y = 2x² - 3
Does the parabola open upward or downward?
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Question 941928: Consider the graph of the following parabola:
y = 2x² - 3
Does the parabola open upward or downward?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Upward, because when solved for y the coefficient of x² is positive.
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[BTW, when the coefficient of x² is negative, it opens downward]
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