Question 9 • FL-1200330-Algebra 2 CR
The coefficient of x² in y = –0.2x² is negative, so the parabola opens downward, opposite to y = x², which opens upward. Its absolute value, 0.2, is less than 1, so the parabola is wider than y = x². Therefore, the graph is wider and opens in the opposite direction.
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