The quadratic equation has befuddled high school students for decades. An intimidating problem fraught with square roots and X-variables, the methods for its solution involve countless steps that are ...

An animated guide to factorising quadratic expressions and equations. Examples are used to show how to find factors that multiply to give the number term and add to give the x coefficient in an ...

A mathematician at Carnegie Mellon University has developed an easier way to solve quadratic equations. The mathematician hopes this method will help students avoid memorizing obtuse formulas. His ...