Shouldn't it be biratic?
2006-12-21 01:33:55 · 7 answers · asked by JuJu 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
They're called Quadratic because "quadratus" is Latin for square. I.e. the x term is squared
2006-12-21 01:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by Robin the Electrocuted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quadratic equations are called quadratic because quadratus is Latin for "square"; in the leading term the variable is squared.
2016-05-23 04:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The prefix quadri- is used to indicate the number 4. Examples are quadrilateral and quadrant. However, because it is in the Latin word for square (since a square has 4 sides), and the area of a square with side length x is x2, the prefix is also sometimes used in words involving the number 2."
2006-12-21 01:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by hevans1944 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A quadrangle has four right angles and is a square (or rectangle).
The highest power in a quadratic equation is a square.
I guess that's the logic.
After all, a power of three isn't triatic, it's cubic.
2006-12-21 01:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think it comes from the other way to solve the equations by "Completion of the square". A square has four Right Angles
2006-12-21 01:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quad is the latin word for square and the first term is squared...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_equation
2006-12-21 01:40:13 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be T you just droped it.
2006-12-23 17:37:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋