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Why is this not in quadratic form?
x^6+ 5x^4 + 6

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Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

Quadratic form has only the exponent of 2 and 1 in it. An example of it is as shown:

3x^2 + 4x - 12

Your expression isn't a quadratic since it has a 6 as the highest exponent, but it is a trinomial (an expression that has 3 terms).

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