document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24915>Question 24915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would like to know why is 2x3+6x-1 is not a quadratic funtion </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13306 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kev82><B>kev82(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kev82><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13306\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is polynomial. Put simply, a polynomial is when you take different (non-negative integer) powers of x, and add lots of them together. One way of grouping polynomials is by their highest power of x. In your example <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E3%2B6x-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E3%2B6x-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the highest power of x is 3, and this is called a cubic polynomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A quadratic is a polynomial where the highest power of x is 2. So for a polynomial to be quadratic the highest power of x must be exactly 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope that helps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kev. </SPAN>\n" );
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