document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=923788>Question 923788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (Big O notation)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do you determine if a function is O(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have several of these to figure out, but by way of example, can you please show me how to solve this one step-by-step?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f (x) = x2 + 1000 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560331 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=560331\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> f(x) is O(x^2). Note that f(x) is upper-bounded by, say, 2x^2 for large enough x, and the 1000 term eventually does not matter. </SPAN>\n" );
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