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quadratic formula

American  
[kwo-drat-ik fawr-myuh-luh] / kwɒˈdræt ɪk ˈfɔr myə lə /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. the formula for determining the roots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .


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Some quadratic equations must be solved by using the quadratic formula.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

Before students are presented with the quadratic formula, they’re taught a simpler method to solve certain equations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2020

The quadratic formula learned by generations of math students is difficult to remember, but it can be used to solve quadratic equations where y = 0.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2020

We can derive the quadratic formula by completing the square.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

The quadratic formula has been known for centuries; the ninth-century mathematician al-Khowarizmi knew how to solve almost every quadratic equation, though he didn’t seem to consider negative numbers as roots.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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