document.write( "Question 466401: I can't seem to get this... any help would be appreciated...\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Classify the function as a linear, quadratic, or exponential.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = (x - 2)(x + 6)
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\n" ); document.write( "Quadratic
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Algebra.Com's Answer #319731 by Theo(13342)\"\" \"About 
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your equation is:
\n" ); document.write( "f(x) = (x - 2)(x + 6)
\n" ); document.write( "multiply those factors together and you get:
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 4x - 12
\n" ); document.write( "that looks a lot like a quadratic equation.
\n" ); document.write( "a graph of that equation is shown below:
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