document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136626>Question 1136626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is the following equation identified as a power function, a polynomial function or neither?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f (x) = 2x(x + 2)(x − 1)2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #754411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=754411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it looks like a polynomial function to me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a power function is of the form y = a * x ^ b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this doesn't fit that form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply the factors, you get 2x^4 - 6x^2 + 4x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that has the form of a polynomial.\r<BR>\n" );
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