Question 1 • Mad 2017 Alg 1-B 27 SS
A quadratic function has a nonzero term with x squared and no higher power of x. In choice C, f(x) = 5x² − 4x + 5 has a nonzero x² term, so it is quadratic. Choice B’s x² coefficient is 0, while choice D includes x³.
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