Further Mathematics GCSE
Irreducible Quadratic
What Irreducible Quadratic means in Further Mathematics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Irreducible Quadratic
A quadratic expression that cannot be factorised into linear factors over the real numbers (its discriminant b^2 - 4ac < 0).
Topics that use Irreducible Quadratic
- Pure Core (OCR GCSE)
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