document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173020>Question 173020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is a quadratic equation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #127880 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=127880\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A quadratic equation is one in which the highest power of the independent variable is 2 as, for example, in: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+2x%5E2%2B5x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+2x%5E2%2B5x%2B7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The word \"quadratic\" comes from the latin \"quadra\", meaning \"square\", as in quadrangle, for example. </SPAN>\n" );
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