SOLUTION: Determine the vertex of the parabola and state whether it opens upward or downward. g(x)= -5(x+4)2 +2

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Question 1117848: Determine the vertex of the parabola and state whether it opens upward or downward.
g(x)= -5(x+4)2 +2
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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g(x)= -5(x+4)2 +2
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Should be g(x)=-5(x+4)^2+2
y is a function of x.


Opens up, or down?
What is the leading coefficient? Positive or negative?
You already know y=x^2 opens UP, and y=-x^2 opens DOWN.


How about your example function?

VERTEX is (-4,2).