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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The graph of this quadratic function is a parabola. Which way does the parabola open?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

y=-5x^2+3x+2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Upward or Downward

OpenStudy (amorfide):

positive x squared means it is a positive parabola so it looks like |dw:1337634095954:dw|

OpenStudy (amorfide):

negative x squareds give the opposite way |dw:1337634115039:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So downward

OpenStudy (april115):

what is a parabola?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What Amorfide just drew..

OpenStudy (amorfide):

parabola is the shape of the graph

OpenStudy (april115):

ok, got ya. thanks to the both of u

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