SOLUTION: Can second-order polynomials (highest term is x^2) have more than three terms? Why or why not?

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Question 325843: Can second-order polynomials (highest term is x^2) have more than three terms? Why or why not?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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No, the most number of terms it can have are three.
The required terms is the x%5E2 term, then it may also have an x term and a constant term.
But that's all it can have.