document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459754>Question 459754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello.  Could you please help me?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have to identify whether these are linear or quadratic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  f(x) = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. f(x) = (x-3)^2 -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. if x is 1 then f(x)is 8,if x is 2 then f(x) is 11, if x is 3 then f(x) is 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. if x is 1 then f(x) is 8, if x is 2 then f(x) is 9, if x is 3 then f(x) is 11,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    if x is 4 then f(x) is 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. f(x) = 3x:::linear<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. f(x) = (x-3)^2 -6:::quadratic<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. if x is 1 then f(x)is 8,if x is 2 then f(x) is 11, if x is 3 then f(x) is 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot the points (1,8),(2,11),(3,14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You'll they are not in a line.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Look at \"change in y\" over \"change in x\" and you will see that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the slopes are not the same for all the pairs of points.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. if x is 1 then f(x) is 8, if x is 2 then f(x) is 9, if x is 3 then f(x) is 11, if x is 4 then f(x) is 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Points are (1,8),(2,9),(3,11),(4,14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plot and look.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check the slopes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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