SOLUTION: what is a quadratic trinomial with a leading coefficient of 4

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Question 1045737: what is a quadratic trinomial with a leading coefficient of 4
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, robertb:
Answer by ikleyn(52921) About Me  (Show Source):
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Examples:

4x%5E2+%2B+1;

4x%5E2+-+1;

4x%5E2+-+8x+%2B+16;

4x%5E2+%2B3.5x+%2B+1.873.


Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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A quadratic trinomial with a leading coefficient of 4 (in a single variable) would have the general form
4x%5E2+%2B+bx+%2Bc,
but b%3C%3E0 and/or c%3C%3E0, otherwise the number of terms would be less than three, contradicting the trinomial condition.