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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Determine whether the graph of y = −5x^2 + 3x + 8 opens up or down and whether it has a maximum or minimum point.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

negative a means it opens down. Your a is -5, so it opens down.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If it opens down, the parabola has a max.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Otherwise it has a min. Thus in your case, opens down and has a max.

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