Consider the quadratic function.

f(p) = p2 – 8p – 5

what are the values of the coefficients and the constant in the function?

a = –1, b = –8, c = –5
a = 1, b = –5, c = –8
a = 1, b = –8, c = –5
a = –1, b = –5, c = 8

Quadratic equations can be generally expressed as, 
                              ax² + bx + c = 0
where a and b are the numerical coefficients of the leading term and second term, respectively. c is the constant. From the given equation, a = 1, b = -8, and c = -5. Thus, the answer is the third among the choices. 

The answer is c. 7 (i think) i’m almost sure though