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Originally posted by wysiswyg
Umm I don't believe the equation on the first site is quadratic even though it looks like it unless its a typo. You use ^ symbol to show that something is being raised to a power not parenthesis. Parenthesis just mean in math that you multiply ax and two together. Of course It could be a typo or a trick.
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from the article with the hint
"y = ax(2) + bx + c," he said solemnly, before adding with a chuckle, "Just don't ask me about the rumors about the gerbils and the thousand pounds of Jello."
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Notice that the ax(2) is in a quote--I'm sure he didn't actually say "a x open-parenthesis 2 close-parenthesis plus...." He probably said "a x squared plus b x...."
The person who transcribed the quote just didn't use "^" to signify the exponent.
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And, in response to someone or other...the quadratic equation is not a fundamental equation in the field of trigonometry.