In a boon to algebra students everywhere, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University has devised a simpler and more efficient way to solve problems involving the quadratic equation.

Quadratic equations are polynomials, meaning strings of math terms. An expression like “x + 4 ... “Normally, when we do a factoring problem, we are trying to find two numbers that multiply to 12 and ...

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The quadratic formula learned by generations of math students is difficult to remember, but it can be used to solve quadratic equations where y = 0.

Most people’s experiences with polynomial equations don’t extend much further than high school algebra and the quadratic formula. Still, these numeric puzzles remain a foundational component ...