So do we. Let's solve them together. Quadratic equations are polynomials that include an x², and teachers use them to teach students to find two solutions at once.

This Professor’s ‘Amazing’ Trick Makes Quadratic Equations Easier Looking for the answers to ax² + bx + c = 0? A mathematician has rediscovered a technique that the ancient Babylonians used.

Many former algebra students have painful memories of struggling to memorize the quadratic formula. A new way to derive it, overlooked for 4,000 years, is so simple it eliminates the need.