A parabola has a vertex at open paren 0 comma 0 close paren The focus of the parabola is located on the positive y -axis. In which direction must the parabola open?

A parabola opens toward its focus. Since the focus is on the positive y-axis, it lies above the vertex at (0, 0), so the parabola must open up. The correct choice is “up.”

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