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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Determine whether the graph of y = 4x2 + 5x - 8 opens up or down and whether it has a maximum or minimum point.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

as a>0 it's concave upward.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the leading coefficient is positive so, this parabola opens up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thus it has a minimum point

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it can only have a minimum and the minimum is ...

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