Y=-3x^2+5 opens upward or downward

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Durham

28 November, 11:17

Y=-3x^2+5 opens upward or downward

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Abby Foley · Answer 1

Answer: It will open downward.

Step-by-step explanation: This is the parabola formula. The general formula for parabola is y=ax^2+bx+c

If a is negative the function will open downward and a is positive the function will open upward.

Zoie · Answer 2

downwards

Step-by-step explanation:

the coefficient of the x^2 indicates the the direction of the convexity of the curve, the negative sign means downwards and the positive sign means upwards