SOLUTION: Why is the term QUADRATIC used for equations of the form ax^2+bx+c=0? What does quadratic mean or refer to?

SOLUTION: Why is the term QUADRATIC used for equations of the form ax^2+bx+c=0? What does quadratic mean or refer to?

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Question 295535: Why is the term QUADRATIC used for equations of the form ax^2+bx+c=0? What does quadratic mean or refer to?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Quadratic refers to squares, such as quadrangles. In math, that means to the 2nd power. ax^2 ... is 2nd power.
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It's a bit confusing, it sounds like the 4th power, but it's 2nd.
3rd is cubic
4th is quartic
(1st is linear)

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