In a boon to algebra students everywhere, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has devised a simpler and more efficient way to solve problems involving the quadratic equation. The new method was ...

1 School of Mathematical Science, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana. 2 Department of Mathematics, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. In this ...

Here are some examples of quadratic equations in this form: \(2x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0\). \(a = 2\), \(b = -2\) and \(c = -3\) \(2x(x + 3) = 0\). \(a = 2\), \(b = 6\) and ...

The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His secret is in generalizing two roots together instead of keeping them as separate values. Quadratic ...

Some quadratics cannot be factorised. An alternative method to solve a quadratic equation is to complete the square. To solve an equation of the form \(x^2 + bx + c = 0\) consider the expression ...

A mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an easier way to solve quadratic equations. The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His ...