is a graphed parabola facing down positive or negative?

how do you know if the graph is positive or negative?
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If it's facing down, your parabola is negative. If you are planning to graph your quadratic equation, look at your "a" in ax^2+bx+c and if it is positive, your graph will look like a U. If it is negative, well you know the answer to that.
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