A parabola is defined by the equation x2 = y. In which direction will the parabola open?

up

down

right

left

cannot be determined
can someone help will fan and give medal

Question

A parabola is defined by the equation x2 = y. In which direction will the parabola open?



up



down



right



left



cannot be determined
can someone help will fan and give medal

butterflydreamer · Answer

this is actually your standard parabola graph :)
x^2 = y is the same as y = x^2 
Think of it as your "happy" face graph. 
It looks like this: |dw:1429538200327:dw|