Question 1 • High School Math 2 A
A quadratic function has a nonzero term with x², and its highest power of x is 2. In choice C, f(x) = 5x² − 4x + 5, the coefficient of x² is 5, so the function is quadratic. Choice B’s x² term has coefficient 0, so it does not make that function quadratic.
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