Question

Which direction does the graph of the equation shown below open?

Answer 1

have you tried graphing it?

Answer 2

Yeah that's the part that's getting me stuck

Answer 3

hmm i cant help you in graphing it...but i have a way of determining where it opens without having to graph it. you just have to know these things:

y = x^2

y = -x^2


x = y^2


x = -y^2