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Help me please with this math problem.

Help me please with this math problem.-example-1
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Answer:

The table is a quadratic function

Explanation:

Given

The attached table

Required

Tell if it is a quadratic function

The difference in the x values are uniform (i.e. difference of 1), so the following method can be applied.

(1) Subtract adjacent y values.


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(2) Subtract adjacent differences in (1) above


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Notice the calculated differences in (2) are the same.

Hence, the table is a quadratic function

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