Polynomial Feature Expansion

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Implement poly_features(X) that returns an array with original + degree-2 terms.

Examples

1-feature input: only original and squared columns, no cross terms

Input
poly_features([[3]])
Output
[[3, 9]]

Hints

Hint 1

Join the pieces along the feature axis, not the row axis.

Hint 2

Do not forget to cross product terms. That step is easy to skip.

Requirements

  • X: 2D array of shape (n, d)

  • Return 2D array of shape (n, d + d*(d+1)//2)

Constraints

  • Allowed library: NumPy only

  • Time limit: 200 ms, Memory: 64 MB

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Python
import numpy as np

def poly_features(X: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
    """
    Expand each row with degree-2 polynomial features.
    Column order: [original features | squared terms | cross-product terms (i<j)].

    Args:
        X: 2D array of shape (n, d)

    Returns:
        2D array of shape (n, d + d*(d+1)//2)
    """
    # YOUR CODE HERE
    pass
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