SOLUTION: What type of graph would a function of the form f(x) = a(x-h)^2 + k have if a = 0? What type of function would it be?

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Question 363761: What type of graph would a function of the form f(x) = a(x-h)^2 + k have if a = 0? What type of function would it be?
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f%28x%29+=+a%28x-h%29%5E2+%2B+k+. If a = 0, then the function becomes f(x) = k, a constant, whose graph is horizontal line with y-intercept k. It is a linear function.