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  2. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    The function f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c is a quadratic function. [16] The graph of any quadratic function has the same general shape, which is called a parabola. The location and size of the parabola, and how it opens, depend on the values of a, b, and c. If a > 0, the parabola has a minimum point and opens upward. If a < 0, the parabola has a ...

  3. Completing the square - Wikipedia

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    That is, h is the x-coordinate of the axis of symmetry (i.e. the axis of symmetry has equation x = h), and k is the minimum value (or maximum value, if a < 0) of the quadratic function. One way to see this is to note that the graph of the function f(x) = x 2 is a parabola whose vertex is at the origin (0, 0).

  4. Quadratic function - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a quadratic function of a single variable is a function of the form [1] = + +,,where ⁠ ⁠ is its variable, and ⁠ ⁠, ⁠ ⁠, and ⁠ ⁠ are coefficients.The expression ⁠ + + ⁠, especially when treated as an object in itself rather than as a function, is a quadratic polynomial, a polynomial of degree two.

  5. Solving quadratic equations with continued fractions - Wikipedia

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    The rate of convergence depends on the absolute value of the ratio between the two roots: the farther that ratio is from unity, the more quickly the continued fraction converges. When the monic quadratic equation with real coefficients is of the form x 2 = c, the general solution described above is useless because division by zero is not well ...

  6. Quadratic formula - Wikipedia

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    The roots of the quadratic function y = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ x 2 − 3x + ⁠ 5 / 2 ⁠ are the places where the graph intersects the x-axis, the values x = 1 and x = 5. They can be found via the quadratic formula. In elementary algebra, the quadratic formula is a closed-form expression describing the solutions of a quadratic equation.

  7. Golden-section search - Wikipedia

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    Specify the function to be minimized, ⁠ ⁠, the interval to be searched as {X 1,X 4}, and their functional values F 1 and F 4. Calculate an interior point and its functional value F 2. The two interval lengths are in the ratio c : r or r : c where r = φ − 1; and c = 1 − r, with φ being the golden ratio.

  8. Logistic map - Wikipedia

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    As shown in equation (2-1), the maximum value of the logistic map is given by r/4, which is the upper limit of the attractor. The lower limit of the attractor is given by the point f(r/4) where r/4 is mapped. Ultimately, the maximum and minimum values at which xn moves on the orbital diagram depend on the parameter r

  9. File:Quadratic function graph key values.svg - Wikipedia

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    Quadratic equation graph key points: Image title: Graph of y = ax² + bx + c having real roots and positive a with key points labellled by CMG Lee. Roots and y-intercept are in red, turning point and axis of symmetry are in purple, and focus and directrix are in blue. Values are given in terms of the discriminant, b² - 4ac.