What is true of the function g(x) = –2x2 + 5?

In g(x) = –2x² + 5, x is the input, or independent variable. The function rule –2x² + 5 uses that input to produce an output, which is written as g(x). Therefore, choice C is true; g does not represent the input, and the expression is the rule for finding the output.

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