Classify the following polynomials as linear, quadratic and cubic polynomials:
$3 x^{2} + 2 x - 1 = 0$

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Solution

Quadratic Polynomial:
A polynomial of degree two is called a quadratic polynomial. Its general form is $p (x) = a x^{2} + b x + c$ . For example, $5 x^{2} + 2 x + 3$ .
Here, the degree of the given polynomial is two.
Hence, the given polynomial is a quadratic polynomial.

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