HW help.

[new@java]

Hi. Im working on a problem and Im having trouble with it.

In the class Mymath, write a method called lab51 that reads three doubles a, b and c followed by one non-negative integer k, and prints the values of the function y = ax2 + bx + c

for the first k values. Validate the k value.
Your program should functions as follows:

Enter a:  1.5
Enter b: 2.5
Enter c: 3.5
Enter k: 4

x    y= 1.5x^2 + 2.5x + 3.5

1    7.5
2    14.5
3    24.5
4    37.5

Heres my input:

import java.util.Scanner;


public class MyMath {
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
        double a;
        System.out.println("Enter a");
        a = input.nextDouble();

        double b;
        System.out.println("Enter b");
        b = input.nextDouble();

        double c;
        System.out.println("Enter c");
        c = input.nextDouble();

        int k;
        System.out.println("Enter k");
        k = input.nextInt();

        double x;
        x = input.nextInt();

        double y;
        y = (a * x * x) + (b * x) + c;
        System.out.println("y");
    }

}

Im having trouble displaying the output, and Im confused what my professor means by "validate k" and also having trouble with where k belongs. PLEASE HELP!

[Grn Xtrm]

What does k refer to in your program. Where is the number held by the variable k used in the program. The formula only needs 3 variables, so I'm a bit confused where k is coming from. Can you please clarify this?
By the way please use code tags when supplying code on this site. Thanks.

[new@java]

Im not sure either. The problem just says "Validate k" and thats where I get confused

[Jocamps]

this is what I've understand on this problem:

printing the first k values of the function meaning if k is 1, you output one value of y using x=1. The validating part is where you substitute k to x (x=1) . In your example given above if k is 4 then there are four values of y evaluated and using x = k where k = 1, 2, 3, 4