Question

The value of a is negative in the equation y = ax 2 + bx + c. true or false

Answer 1

If the equation is quadratic, "a" may have any non-zero value. (If a=0, the equation is linear.)

False.

Answer 2

The given equation y=a
`x^(2).+bx+C` represents a degree 2 equation .The equation drawn on a graph represents a parabola.The value of a decides if the parabola will open up or down.It can be negative or a positive number but not 0.

If a=0 then equation will represent a straight line .

If a is negative parabola opens down.If a is positive parabola open up.

The value of a is only negative is False.