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If the sign of 'a' is positive in a quadratic equation then its graph should be

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parabola open upwards

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parabola open downwards

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parabola open leftwards

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can't be determined

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Solution

The correct option is A parabola open upwards
Clearly, 'a' i.e. coefficient is positive in this figure.
and graph is upward parabola.
Option A is correct.

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