Question

F(p) = p2 – 8p – 5 What are the values of the coefficients and the constant in the function?

Answer 1

Question:

Consider the quadratic function.

f(p) = p2 – 8p – 5

What are the values of the coefficients and the constant in the function?

a = –1, b = –8, c = –5

a = 1, b = –5, c = –8

a = 1, b = –8, c = –5

a = –1, b = –5, c = 8

Answer:

a = 1, b = –8, c = –5

Step-by-step explanation:

A polynomial is in standard form when its term of highest degree is first, its term of 2nd highest is 2nd etc..

The general form of any polynomial function will be

$f(x) = ax^n +bx +c$

where

a,b are -coefficients and they are constant

n is the degree of the polynomial

So in  the given function

$f(p) = p^2-8p -5$

The coefficient of  $p^2$ is 1

The coefficient of  p is -8

The constant term is  -5