specifically quad refers to four right? What does that have to do with what a quadratic equation is?
2006-11-18 15:41:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
because (the following is quote from link)
Quadratic equations are called quadratic because quadratus is Latin for "square"; in the leading term the variable is squared.
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2006-11-18 16:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mein Hoon Na 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because a square has 4 sides, and a quadratic expression is based on squaring.
2006-11-18 16:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by Hynton C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because it contains heighst power
2, which is called square
and a square has four sides
& quard is another name
for four
believe me this is the real reason
2006-11-18 15:59:22 · answer #3 · answered by Dupinder jeet kaur k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because there is four values in the equation, (y+2)*(y+3), ie four.
2006-11-18 15:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by nobody722 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋