213,602 views
31 votes
31 votes
2. Determine whether the function is linear or quadratic Identify the quadratic, linear, and constant termsy-(x - 5)(5x+4)-5xlinear functionlinear term: 15xconstant term: -25quadratic functionquadratic term: 5x?linear term: 15xconstant term: -25quadratic functionquadratic term: -5x2linear term: -21xconstant term: -20linear functionlinear term: -21xconstant term: -20Congratulations! You haycompleting one or moreuncheck"Hide excused

2. Determine whether the function is linear or quadratic Identify the quadratic, linear-example-1
User Amin Y
by
2.9k points

1 Answer

23 votes
23 votes

Let's simplify the function (using distributive property and adding/subtracting like terms). Steps shown below:


\begin{gathered} y=(x-5)(5x+4)-5x^2 \\ y=5x^2+4x-25x-20-5x^2 \\ y=-21x-20 \end{gathered}

This is a function of the form y = mx + b, which is a linear function.

The part "mx" is the linear term and "b" is the constant term.

Matching equation with the functional form, we see >>>

Linear Term = -21x

Constant Term = -20

Thus,

This is a linear function with linear term -21x and constant term -20.

From answer choices, the last answer choice is right.

User Ivan Ignatiev
by
2.8k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.