1. use successive differences to classify the function represented in the table. here is the table: i'm stumped on how to do this. any would be appreciated! x 0 1 2 14 5 2 5 14

We see that the differences are -9, -3, +3, and +9.  Thus, we see that the function is symmetric about x=2 (I'm assuming the five values correspond to x=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) and increases at a rate similar to (x-2) squared.  With that in mind, we classify this function as a parabola, as the standard form of a parabola (y=a(x-h)^2 + k) shows similar growth to this function.