SOLUTION: What is the quadratic formula? What is it used for? Provide a useful example

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Question 865655: What is the quadratic formula? What is it used for? Provide a useful example
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Used for solving equations of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are constants. Has many applications in physics, engineering, CS, economics, etc.