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  2. Completing the square - Wikipedia

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    Since x 2 represents the area of a square with side of length x, and bx represents the area of a rectangle with sides b and x, the process of completing the square can be viewed as visual manipulation of rectangles. Simple attempts to combine the x 2 and the bx rectangles into a larger square

  3. Collatz conjecture - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the first counterexample must be odd because f(2n) = n, smaller than 2n; and it must be 3 mod 4 because f 2 (4n + 1) = 3n + 1, smaller than 4n + 1. For each starting value a which is not a counterexample to the Collatz conjecture, there is a k for which such an inequality holds, so checking the Collatz conjecture for one starting ...

  4. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    For the quadratic function y = x 2 − x − 2, the points where the graph crosses the x-axis, x = −1 and x = 2, are the solutions of the quadratic equation x 2 − x − 2 = 0. The process of completing the square makes use of the algebraic identity x 2 + 2 h x + h 2 = ( x + h ) 2 , {\displaystyle x^{2}+2hx+h^{2}=(x+h)^{2},} which represents ...

  5. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    For example, for Newton's method as applied to a function f to oscillate between 0 and 1, it is only necessary that the tangent line to f at 0 intersects the x-axis at 1 and that the tangent line to f at 1 intersects the x-axis at 0. [19] This is the case, for example, if f(x) = x 3 − 2x + 2.

  6. Mathematical visualization - Wikipedia

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    The Mandelbrot set, one of the most famous examples of mathematical visualization.. Mathematical phenomena can be understood and explored via visualization.Classically, this consisted of two-dimensional drawings or building three-dimensional models (particularly plaster models in the 19th and early 20th century).

  7. Two-graph - Wikipedia

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    Given a simple graph G = (V,E), the set of triples of the vertex set V whose induced subgraph has an odd number of edges forms a two-graph on the set V. Every two-graph can be represented in this way. [1] This example is referred to as the standard construction of a two-graph from a simple graph. As a more complex example, let T be a tree with ...

  8. Polynomial long division - Wikipedia

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    Divide the highest term of the remainder by the highest term of the divisor (3x ÷ x = 3). Place the result (+3) below the bar. 3x has been divided leaving no remainder, and can therefore be marked as used. The result 3 is then multiplied by the second term in the divisor −3 = −9. Determine the partial remainder by subtracting −4 − (− ...

  9. Square (algebra) - Wikipedia

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    The graph of the square function y = x 2 is a parabola. The squaring operation defines a real function called the square function or the squaring function. Its domain is the whole real line, and its image is the set of nonnegative real numbers. The square function preserves the order of positive numbers: larger numbers have larger squares.