Two athletes, Jack and Jill, invite you invite you to participate in a 5K run with several hills. One hill can be represented by the function f(x) = 2x2 + 5. Another hill can be represented by the function g(x) = 2x2 - 3x + 4. Describe to Jack and Jill, using complete sentences, which operation results in the largest degree function and which operation results in the smallest degree function. Show your work to justify your reasoning.

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anonymous · Answer

@jdoe0001 do you know this one?

jdoe0001 · Answer

for one thing, I'm trying to think what is meant by "largest degree function" and "smallest degree function"

because both are quadratic, thus the same degree, so neither

anonymous · Answer

i know it gets so confusing.

anonymous · Answer

agree with @jdoe0001

jdoe0001 · Answer

yes, but that's all semantics.. not math per se, just the wording is poor

jdoe0001 · Answer

you don't happen to have a screenshot of it?   maybe that helps, maybe that shows some context

anonymous · Answer

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