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An HVAC technician is modeling the power efficiency of a cooling system using the equation y=3x2+12x12y = -3x^2 + 12x - 12. According to Step 1 of the standard graphing procedure, because the leading coefficient a=3a = -3 is negative, the resulting parabola will open ____.

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