However it is not supported by the learning conditions in Indonesia which is only emphasizes the use of an algorithm or formula especially on the topic of the solving quadratic equation Zakaria Maat 2010. When b 2 4 a c 0 there is one real root. They give squares of the numbers up to 59 and cubes of the numbers up to 32.
The Quadratic Formula uses the a b and c from ax 2 bx c where a b and c are just numbers.
Such an equation has two roots not necessarily distinct as given by the quadratic formula. The Babylonians were said to have used a similar equation in their math problems. 8 2 1 4. When b 2 4 a c 0 there are two real roots.