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minus-squareBleatingZombie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoYou know, I remember the formula, but I don’t remember what a, b, and c are
minus-squareLaLuzDelSol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days agoThey’re the coefficients of a quadratic equation! Y = ax^2 + bx + c
minus-square_cnt0@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThey are all superfluous if you know how to do quadratic expansion.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoDo you have a truly universal method for quadratic expansion that is easier to remember and compute than the formula? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy quadratic expansion and always give it a few shots before resorting to the formula.
You know, I remember the formula, but I don’t remember what a, b, and c are
They’re the coefficients of a quadratic equation! Y = ax^2 + bx + c
0 = ax^2 + bx + c
Oh true!
They are all superfluous if you know how to do quadratic expansion.
Do you have a truly universal method for quadratic expansion that is easier to remember and compute than the formula? Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy quadratic expansion and always give it a few shots before resorting to the formula.