Determine in which direction the parabola below opens.

y = 6x2 + 4x + 1

since the coefficient of x^2 is positive, 6x^2 is always positive, so the parabola opens upward

To determine the direction in which a parabola opens, we can examine the coefficient of the quadratic term (x^2).

In the given equation, y = 6x^2 + 4x + 1, the coefficient of the x^2 term is positive (+6).

A positive coefficient indicates that the parabola opens upwards.