B 2 4ac -52 416 1. The general form of a quadratic equation is ax 2 bx c 0 In a quadratic equation leading coefficient is nothing but the coefficient of x2. X represents the unknown while a b and c are the coefficients because they represent known numbers.
X represents the unknown while a b and c are the coefficients because they represent known numbers.
Quadratic Equations make nice curves like this one. They are used in countless ways in the fields of engineering architecture finance biological science and of course mathematics. Thats how we substitute values and for a b and c. The word quadratic comes from quadratum the Latin word for square.