Statement #1: The graph opens upward, not downward, since the coefficient of the x^2 term is positive (5).
Statement #2: The graph has a vertex to the left of the x-axis, not the right, since the repeated root of x = -5 indicates that the vertex is at x = -5.
Statement #3: The graph does not touch the x-axis once since it has a repeated root at x = -5, which means it only touches the x-axis once at that point but then bounces back up.
Therefore, none of the provided statements accurately describe what the graph looks like.
which of the following accurately describes what the graph of y=5x^2 +50x+125 looks like, with the repeated root of x=-5
statement #1: the graph opens downward
statement #2: the graph has a vertex to right of the x-axis
statement #3: the graph touches the x-axis once
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