On a Khan Academy post (see here) about Big-$\Theta$ notation, the author attempted to convert the quadratic function $6n^2 + 100n + 300$ to asymptotic notation. They started by dropping the $n^2$ coefficient in $6n^2$. They also removed the 'low-order terms' $100n + 300$ and got $\Theta(n^2)$. Apparently, this works for any function in the form $an^2 + bn + c$ because you have to remove $a$ and drop $bn + c$ to get $\Theta(n^2)$. It looks like any function in said form will have a asymptotically tight bound of $\Theta(n^2)$. Is it true that any function $f(n) = an^2 + bn + c$ will have a tight bound of $\Theta(n^2)$?
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I do not have any problems here. I am just wondering if something is true/false.
I tried looking at other sources related to Big-$\Theta$, but they didn't help.
As long as $a \neq 0$, yes. When $a=0$, you have $bn+c$, which is asymptotically smaller than $n^2$, i.e. $bn+c=o(n^2)$.