Answer:
The table is a quadratic function
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
The attached table
Required
Tell if it is a quadratic function
The difference in the x values are uniform (i.e. difference of 1), so the following method can be applied.
(1) Subtract adjacent y values.
[tex]d_1=2 - 16 = -14[/tex]
[tex]d_2=-2 - 2 = -4[/tex]
[tex]d_3 = 4--2 = 6[/tex]
[tex]d_4 = 20 - 4 = 16[/tex]
(2) Subtract adjacent differences in (1) above
[tex]d_5 = d_2 - d_1 = -4 --14 = 10[/tex]
[tex]d_6 = d_3 - d_2 = 6 --4 = 10[/tex]
[tex]d_7 = d_4 - d_3 = 16 -6 = 10[/tex]
Notice the calculated differences in (2) are the same.
Hence, the table is a quadratic function
