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Anarel [89]
3 years ago
5

The equation below describes a parabola. If a is positive, which way does the

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1 answer:
Amanda [17]3 years ago
6 0

I'm assuming you meant to write y = ax^2 or y = ax^2

If 'a' is positive, then the <u>parabola opens upward</u>

On the other hand if a < 0, then the parabola would open downward.

One way to remember is that 'a' being positive means that the parabola makes a positive happy smile; 'a' being negative means the parabola makes a negative sad frown.

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