WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

Annotated Quadratic Polynomial

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coefficient of
2
x
-5
coefficient of x
-5
constant term
-5
-5
2
x
-5x-5
The points where a quadratic of the form
a
2
x
+bx+c
intersects the
x
axis—if it does at all—have values of
x
given by the quadratic formula.