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Determine the direction that this parabola
opens:
y = 2x^2- 4x - 6

User Jdorfman
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Answer:

Upward

Explanation:

because the therm that multiply x^2 is positive

User VanessaF
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Answer:

it opens up, when the first number is a positive, the parabola opens up, when the first number is a negative, the parabola opens down. in this case, the number is positive, so up is the answer

Explanation:

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