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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Determine whether the parabola y=-x2+15x+8 opens up, down, left or right

sam (.sam.):

Negative coefficient of x^2|dw:1331767318948:dw| Positive coefficient of x^2 |dw:1331767339094:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is it up or down ?

sam (.sam.):

since the coefficient of the squared term is negative, it opens down.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

sam (.sam.):

You must be new here, you can thank people by giving medals too :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

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