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Select all of the following functions that are quadratic. □ y=2x² 3=2x²-8 y=-2+2x-8 y + 3x = 2x² - 8 Oy+3x²= 2x + 3x²-8​

Select all of the following functions that are quadratic. □ y=2x² 3=2x²-8 y=-2+2x-example-1
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Answer:

A, D

Explanation:

You want to identify the quadratic functions among the equations listed.

Quadratic

A quadratic function is a relation whose output value is related to the square of the input value. When expressed as a polynomial equation, the polynomial will have terms of degree 2 or less.

A. y = 2x²

This is a quadratic function.

B. 3 = 2x² -8

This is not a function. It describes two values of input x, but no corresponding values of output. (x = ±√5.5)

Even if 3 is considered an output value, we cannot say it depends on the square of x. It is simply constant.

C. y = -2 +2x -8

The polynomial relating x to y is of degree 1. This is not a quadratic function.

D. y +3x = 2x² -8

The relation between x and y is quadratic. The relation describes y as a quadratic function of x. (The functional relation might be written more conventionally as y = 2x² -3x -8.)

E. y +3x² = 2x +3x² -8

The relation between x and y is linear. The two 2nd-degree terms cancel each other and do not contribute to the relation. This is not a quadratic function.

Choices A and D show quadratic functions.

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Additional comment

A function is usually an equation that can be written in the form ...

f(x) = (some expression involving x)

It tells the output (f(x)) for each input (x). The relation can be described by ordered pairs (x, f(x)).

The "expression involving x" may just be a constant, not involving x at all. That is, the relation ...

f(x) = 3

is still considered to be a function. Every input has an output of 3 in this case.

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