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If a(x) = 2x - 4 and b(x) = x + 2, which of the following expressions produces a quadratic function

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Answer:

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Multiplying a(x) and b(x) together results in a quadratic equation (a trinomial). This trinomial looks like (a·b)(x) = (2)(x - 2)(x + 2). Note that this is a "special product;" (2)(x^2 - 4); there is no middle term.

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Answer:(ab)x

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