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The table of values represents a
quadratic function.

The table of values represents a quadratic function.-example-1
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Answer:

f(x) = x² +4x -12

Explanation:

You want the standard form equation of the quadratic represented by the values in the table.

Minimum

The table shows the minimum is -16 at x = -2. That is, the vertex is at (-2, -16).

The table also shows the function value increases by 1 to -15 when x is ±1 unit from its vertex value. That increase of 1 tells you the leading coefficient is 1.

Vertex form

The vertex form of a quadratic equation is ...

f(x) = a(x -h)² +k

where 'a' is the leading coefficient, and (h, k) is the vertex.

For this function, we have a=1, (h, k) = (-2, -16), so the vertex form of the equation is ...

f(x) = (x +2)² -16

Standard form

Expanding the vertex form equation, we get ...

f(x) = (x² +4x +4) -16

f(x) = x² +4x -12

The table of values represents a quadratic function.-example-1
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