Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 48

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Determine whether the graph of the parabola opens upward or downward and determine the range.
- $$f ( x ) = - 3 ( x - 2 ) ^ { 2 } - 2$$

• A) Downward
• Range: \(( - \infty , - 2 ]\)
• B) Upward
• Range: \([ - 2 , \infty )\)
• C) Upward
• Range: \([ 2 , \infty )\)
• D) Downward
• Range: \(( - \infty , 2 ]\)

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