Quadratic equation
What Quadratic equation means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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An equation involving a variable squared, reducible in one variable to ax² + bx + c = 0 with a ≠ 0.
An equation that can be written ax² + bx + c = 0, where a, b and c are constants and a ≠ 0.
Topics that use Quadratic equation
- Algebra - Solving equations and inequalities (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Algebraic modelling of real-world situations
- Approximate solution
- Coefficient
- completing the square
- Defining variables and interpreting solutions
- Discriminant
- Elimination
- Factor
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