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OpenStudy (anonymous):

which of the equations below could be the equation of this parabola ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

It is opening up that means the coefficient of leading term must be positive

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

based on that which two options can you eliminate ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't know how to do it at all , like where does the 3 come from? lol thats where im lost :c

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

Well based off what @ganeshie8 which ones are positive?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b and c

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yes! so one of them is the answer

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

how do we figure out which one of them is the correct one ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats what im unsure about lol

OpenStudy (stefrheart):

well would it make more sense it the y was on the inside or on the outside?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

take a good look at the graph, notice that the graph has same `y value` for `x` and `-x`

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

|dw:1412141732660:dw|

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