How do you know if points in a graph are linear?

These tables represent a quadratic function with a vertex at (0, -1). what is the average rate of change for the interval from x = 9 to x = 10?

Is a square always, sometimes, or never a parallelogram

Someone answer this asap for the function f(x) and g(x) are both quadratic functions. f(x) = x² + 2x + 5 g(x) = x² + 2x - 1 which statement best describes the graph of g(x) compared to the graph of f(x)? a. the graph of g(x) is the graph of f(x) shifted down 1 units. b. the graph of g(x) is the graph of f(x) shifted down 6 units. c. the graph of g(x) is the graph of f(x) shifted to the right 1 unit. d. the graph of g(x) is the graph of f(x) shifted tothe right 6 units.