Re: A dead subject

From: David McAnally (D.McAnally_at_i'm_a_gnu.uq.net.au)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: 30 Jul 2004 02:48:41 GMT

jimzotos@yahoo.com (Laserman) writes:

>The quadratic formula has been around for thousands of years. I am
>extremely surprised that no one has been able to derive a better
>version of it to solve second degree equations, so, I will give you a
>better version of the formula.

>Taking into consideration second degree equations in general,
> ax^2 + bx + c,
>set the expression like so... ax^2 = bx + c then identify
>a,b,and c as you see them on the page. Next use

> x = (b +-sqrt(b^2 + 4ac))/(2a)

>This version will give you the correct roots every time.

This is the same as the usual formula (i.e. you have just written the
solution to your quadratic equation, using the usual formula). You don't
have anything new.

David

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