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1998 AHSME Problem 14
A parabola has vertex of (4,-5) and has two x-intercepts, one positive, and one negative. If this parabola is the graph of y = ax^2 + bx + c, which of a,b, and c must be positive?
\mathrm{(A) \ } \text{only}\ a \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \text{only}\ b \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \text{only}\ c \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } a\ \text{and}\ b\ \text{only} \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \text{none}
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