Given $f ( x ) = a ( x - h ) ^ { 2 } + k , \text { if } a < 0$

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Given $f ( x ) = a ( x - h ) ^ { 2 } + k , \text { if } a < 0$ e parabola opened (upward/downward) and the (minimum/maximum) value is ________.

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Definitions:

Domestic Production

The creation of goods and services within a country's borders, contributing to its gross domestic product (GDP).

Market-based Economy

An economic system where economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are largely guided by the interactions of a country's individual citizens and businesses.

Gini Coefficient

A measure of income inequality within a population, ranging from 0 (absolute equality) to 1 (absolute inequality).

Quantitative Easing

A monetary policy in which a central bank buys government securities or other securities from the market to lower interest rates and increase the money supply.