📈 Quadratic Formula Calculator

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This calculator solves a quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0 using the quadratic formula x = (−b ± √(b² − 4ac)) / 2a. Enter the coefficients a, b and c and it returns both roots, the discriminant, the nature of the roots, the parabola's vertex and axis of symmetry, and the factored form, along with a plot of the curve.

The discriminant b² − 4ac decides everything: a positive value gives two distinct real roots, zero gives one repeated real root, and a negative value gives a pair of complex conjugate roots written with i. Take x² − 5x + 6 = 0 (the defaults, a = 1, b = −5, c = 6): the discriminant is 25 − 24 = 1, so there are two real roots, x = 3 and x = 2, the vertex is at (2.5, −0.25) with axis of symmetry x = 2.5, and the factored form is (x − 3)(x − 2). If a is 0 the equation is linear, not quadratic, and the formula does not apply.

Quadratics model projectile paths, areas, profit-maximizing prices and many optimization problems. The vertex gives the maximum or minimum point of the parabola, while the roots are where it crosses the x-axis.