Ok! So, given a quadratic function<span>, </span>y<span> = ax</span>2<span> + bx + c, when "a" is positive, the </span>parabola <span>opens upward and the vertex is the minimum value. On the other hand, if "a" is negative, the graph opens downward and the vertex is the maximum value. Now, let's refer back to our original graph, </span>y<span> = </span><span>x2</span><span>, where "a" is 1.
