Question

Y=x^2+2
Is it going up 2 or down 2 on the parabola?

Answer 1

The parabola given by the equation y = x^2 + 2 opens upward, as the coefficient of the x^2 term (1) is positive. Therefore, it does not go up 2 or down 2 on the parabola, as the vertex of the parabola is at the point (0, 2).

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