Quadratic equation
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In mathematics, a quadratic equation is an equation that can be rearranged in standard form as a x 2 + b x + c = 0, where the variable x represents an unknown number, and a, b, and c represent kno
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History of algebra
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Algebra can essentially be considered as doing computations similar to those of arithmetic but with non-numerical mathematical objects. However, until the 19th century, algebra consisted essentially o
The Plimpton 322 tablet
One of the oldest surviving fragments of Euclid's Elements, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to circa 100 AD (P. Oxy. 29). The diagram accompanies Book II, Proposition 5.
A proof from Euclid's Elements that, given a line segment, an equilateral triangle exists that includes the segment as one of its sides
Hellenistic mathematician Euclid details geometrical algebra.