Mishita Dharia - Quadratics

What is Quadratics?

Let’s picture a roller-coaster, if you look closely what shape does it make? Why, isn't it an arc of some sort? Yes it is.

 

The shape of the roller-coaster is an example of what a quadratic equation would look like if you were to graph it, (the graph would be called a parabola).

 

In math, a quadratic equation is as an equation highest exponent being that of 2. The standard form of a quadratic equation is y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a, b, and c are all numbers and a cannot be 0. It can also we written in vertex form and factored form.

 

Quadratics can be very useful if we want to calculate the height at which a ball will be thrown to ensure that a ball lands in a certain spot. Also, if we want to calculate a maximum profit and a price that would give us the maximum profit, quadratics is what we must use.  Along with those, quadratics can be applied everywhere because quadratics, believe it or not, are everywhere, we just have to take a closer look.