Question

Does the parabola y=x^2-4x-32 open up or down?

Answer 1

the X term is positive, so its a U shape

Answer 2

It's the x^2 term, not the x term, but yeah.

Answer 3

that's what i meant, sorry :)

Answer 4

;)

Answer 5

It's positive, so it opens up. Since the graph has a degree of two, it's a parabola which means it's U-shaped.