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  2. Quadratic formula - Wikipedia

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    Quadratic formula. The roots of the quadratic function y = 1 2 x2 − 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 (in some countries referenced as Bhaskara's formula) is a closed-form expression describing ...

  3. Parabola - Wikipedia

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    The point E is an arbitrary point on the parabola. The focus is F, the vertex is A (the origin), and the line FA is the axis of symmetry. The line EC is parallel to the axis of symmetry, intersects the x axis at D and intersects the directrix at C. The point B is the midpoint of the line segment FC.

  4. Quadratic function - Wikipedia

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    The graph of a univariate quadratic function is a parabola, a curve that has an axis of symmetry parallel to the y-axis. If a quadratic function is equated with zero, then the result is a quadratic equation. The solutions of a quadratic equation are the zeros of the corresponding quadratic function.

  5. Ellipsoid - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the ellipsoid is invariant under a rotation around the third axis, and there are thus infinitely many ways of choosing the two perpendicular axes of the same length. If the third axis is shorter, the ellipsoid is an oblate spheroid; if it is longer, it is a prolate spheroid. If the three axes have the same length, the ellipsoid is ...

  6. Nutation - Wikipedia

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    Nutation. Nutation (from Latin nūtātiō 'nodding, swaying') is a rocking, swaying, or nodding motion in the axis of rotation of a largely axially symmetric object, such as a gyroscope, planet, or bullet in flight, or as an intended behaviour of a mechanism. In an appropriate reference frame it can be defined as a change in the second Euler angle.

  7. Rotation around a fixed axis - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Rotation around a fixed axis or axial rotation is a special case of rotational motion around an axis of rotation fixed, stationary, or static in three-dimensional space. This type of motion excludes the possibility of the instantaneous axis of rotation changing its orientation and cannot describe such phenomena as wobbling or precession.

  8. Shear flow - Wikipedia

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    The distance e and the axis of symmetry give the coordinate for the shear center, independent of the shear force magnitude. Calculating shear flow [ edit ] By definition, shear flow through a cross section of thickness t is calculated using q = τ t {\displaystyle q=\tau t} , where τ = V Q I t {\displaystyle \tau ={\frac {VQ}{It}}} .

  9. Screw axis - Wikipedia

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    A screw axis ( helical axis or twist axis) is a line that is simultaneously the axis of rotation and the line along which translation of a body occurs. Chasles' theorem shows that each Euclidean displacement in three-dimensional space has a screw axis, and the displacement can be decomposed into a rotation about and a slide along this screw axis.