Three Predictor Variables Are Being Considered for Use in a Linear

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Three predictor variables are being considered for use in a linear regression model.Given the correlation matrix below,does it appear that multicollinearity could be a problem?
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l } \hline & x 1 & x ^ { 2 } & x 3 \\\hline x 1 & 1.000 & & \\\hline x 2 & 0.025 & 1.000 & \\\hline x ^ { 3 } & 0.968 & 0.897 & 1.000 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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