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quadratic formula

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quadratic formula [kwä′drad·ik ′fȯr·myə·lə]
(mathematics)
A formula giving the roots of a quadratic equation in terms of the coefficients; for the equationax2+bx+c= 0, the roots arex= (-b± √(b2- 4ac)/2a.


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I always start any discussion on education by asking if the person I am talking with knows the quadratic formula.
Students measured the marble, how fast it traveled through a laser, calculated angle and height and velocity using trigonometry and quadratic formulas -- recalled with a ditty to the tune of ``Pop Goes the Weasel'' -- to predict the marble's travel across the classroom.
For n = 2, the computation does not present any difficulty as one can use the quadratic formula.
 
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