Determine whether the following statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain the reasoning. A student graphed a parabola that opened to the right and contained a maximum point. Choose the correct answer below. C O A. The statement does not make sense. Parabolas that open to the right extend indefinitely in the positive and negative y directions, so there is no maximum point. OB. The statement makes sense because the vertex of the parabola is the maximum point regardless of its opening. O C. The statement makes sense. There is a point that is equidistant from the directrix and the focus where the maximum occurs. O D. The statement does not make sense. Parabolas that open to the right extend indefinitely in the positive x direction, so there is no maximum point.

Determine whether the following statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain the reasoning. A student graphed a parabola that opened to the right and contained a maximum point. Choose the correct answer below. C O A. The statement does not make sense. Parabolas that open to the right extend indefinitely in the positive and negative y directions, so there is no maximum point. OB. The statement makes sense because the vertex of the parabola is the maximum point regardless of its opening. O C. The statement makes sense. There is a point that is equidistant from the directrix and the focus where the maximum occurs. O D. The statement does not make sense. Parabolas that open to the right extend indefinitely in the positive x direction, so there is no maximum point.

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