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  2. Extraneous and missing solutions - Wikipedia

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    To begin solving, we multiply each side of the equation by the least common denominator of all the fractions contained in the equation. In this case, the least common denominator is ( x2 ) ( x + 2 ) {\displaystyle (x-2)(x+2)} .

  3. Quadratic formula - Wikipedia

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    The roots of the quadratic function y = ⁠ 1 / 2x 2 − 3x + ⁠ 5 / 2 ⁠ are the places where the graph intersects the x-axis, the values x = 1 and x = 5. They can be found via the quadratic formula. In elementary algebra, the quadratic formula is a closed-form expression describing the solutions of a quadratic equation.

  4. Completing the square - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, the graph of the function f(x) + k = x 2 + k is a parabola shifted upward by k whose vertex is at (0, k), as shown in the center figure. Combining both horizontal and vertical shifts yields f ( x − h ) + k = ( x − h ) 2 + k is a parabola shifted to the right by h and upward by k whose vertex is at ( h , k ) , as shown in the ...

  5. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    For the quadratic function y = x 2x2, the points where the graph crosses the x-axis, x = −1 and x = 2, are the solutions of the quadratic equation x 2x2 = 0. The process of completing the square makes use of the algebraic identity + + = (+), which represents a well-defined algorithm that can be used to solve any quadratic ...

  6. Closed-form expression - Wikipedia

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    The quadratic formula =. is a closed form of the solutions to the general quadratic equation + + =. More generally, in the context of polynomial equations, a closed form of a solution is a solution in radicals; that is, a closed-form expression for which the allowed functions are only n th-roots and field operations (+,,, /).

  7. Quadratic programming - Wikipedia

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    The quadratic programming problem with n variables and m constraints can be formulated as follows. [2] Given: a real-valued, n-dimensional vector c, an n×n-dimensional real symmetric matrix Q, an m×n-dimensional real matrix A, and; an m-dimensional real vector b, the objective of quadratic programming is to find an n-dimensional vector x ...

  8. Equating coefficients - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the method of equating the coefficients is a way of solving a functional equation of two expressions such as polynomials for a number of unknown parameters. It relies on the fact that two expressions are identical precisely when corresponding coefficients are equal for each different type of term.

  9. Cramer's rule - Wikipedia

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    In the 2×2 case, if the coefficient determinant is zero, then the system is incompatible if the numerator determinants are nonzero, or indeterminate if the numerator determinants are zero. For 3×3 or higher systems, the only thing one can say when the coefficient determinant equals zero is that if any of the numerator determinants are nonzero ...