Answer: A) True because the leading coefficient is negative
Explanation:
The leading term is -x^2 since this term has the largest exponent.
The leading coefficient is -1 as it's the coefficient of the leading term.
It might help to write -x^2 as -1x^2
The negative leading coefficient makes the parabola open downward, so each endpoint goes off to negative infinity. The graph looks like a frowny face. You can think of a negative emotion going with a frowny face, so that negative emotion matches with the negative leading coefficient. There are probably other ways to remember but that's the trick I use.
