You'll typically use it when solving a quadratic equation - when factoring isn't obvious.
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The Quadratic formula in mathematics is used to solve quadratic equations in algebra. The simplest way to solve these equations is to set each of the factors to zero and then solve each factor separately.
There are an infinite number of different quadratic equations. The quadratic formula is a single formula that can be used to find the pair of solutions to every quadratic equation.
The question is based on the false assumption that the quadratic formula is not used in daily life. Wrong, it IS!
Algebra was first used in 1800 BC. There is evidence of the solution for quadratic elliptic equations in the Strasburg Tablet from Old Babylon.
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