The first difference and second difference of the equation will be given below.
The quadratic equation is given as ax² + bx + c = 0. Then the degree of the equation will be 2. Then we have
The quadratic function is given below.
y = x² + 7x + 6
Let the value of the y for x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 will be
y(0) = 6
y(1) = 14
y(2) = 24
y(3) = 36
y(4) = 50
The first difference and second difference will be
x y first difference second difference
0 6 ... ...
1 14 8 ...
2 24 10 2
3 36 12 2
4 50 14 2
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