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  2. Discriminant - Wikipedia

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    Geometrically, the discriminant of a quadratic form in three variables is the equation of a quadratic projective curve. The discriminant is zero if and only if the curve is decomposed in lines (possibly over an algebraically closed extension of the field). A quadratic form in four variables is the equation of a projective surface.

  3. Quadratic function - Wikipedia

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    A univariate quadratic function can be expressed in three formats: [2] = + + is called the standard form, = () is called the factored form, where r 1 and r 2 are the roots of the quadratic function and the solutions of the corresponding quadratic equation.

  4. 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.

  5. Quartic equation - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a quartic equation is one which can be expressed as a quartic function equaling zero. The general form of a quartic equation is Graph of a polynomial function of degree 4, with its 4 roots and 3 critical points. + + + + = where a ≠ 0.

  6. Conic section - Wikipedia

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    The discriminant B 2 – 4AC of the conic section's quadratic equation (or equivalently the determinant AC – B 2 /4 of the 2 × 2 matrix) and the quantity A + C (the trace of the 2 × 2 matrix) are invariant under arbitrary rotations and translations of the coordinate axes, [14] [15] [16] as is the determinant of the 3 × 3 matrix above.

  7. Cubic equation - Wikipedia

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    The discriminant of a polynomial is a function of its ... The other root of the quadratic equation ... The steady state speed of a vehicle moving on a slope with air ...

  8. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1. Plots of quadratic function y = ax 2 + bx + c, varying each coefficient separately while the other coefficients are fixed (at values a = 1, b = 0, c = 0). A quadratic equation whose coefficients are real numbers can have either zero, one, or two distinct real-valued solutions, also called roots.

  9. Arf invariant - Wikipedia

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    Arf and a formula for the Arf invariant appear on the reverse side of the 2009 Turkish 10 lira note. In mathematics, the Arf invariant of a nonsingular quadratic form over a field of characteristic 2 was defined by Turkish mathematician Cahit Arf () when he started the systematic study of quadratic forms over arbitrary fields of characteristic 2.