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Recent Examples on the Web For instance, the seashells above were digitally graphed using a series of exponential and quadratic functions. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "What a great week for rescue pets!," 7 Feb. 2020 Outside of classroom-ready examples, the quadratic method isn't simple. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Mathematician Finds Easier Way to Solve Quadratic Equations," 6 Dec. 2019 Reciprocity laws are generalizations of the 200-year-old quadratic reciprocity law, a cornerstone of number theory and one of Scholze’s personal favorite theorems. — Quanta Magazine, "The Oracle of Arithmetic," 28 June 2016 Here is a plot of his position as a function of time along with a quadratic fit. — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "The Physics of the Millennium Falcon's Jump to Hyperspace," 4 June 2019 One neat way to fix this problem, suggests Numberphile, is to redesign speedometers to show the quadratic increase in energy that results from linear increases in speed. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Math Shows Why Speeding Is So Dangerous," 17 Jan. 2018 In math class, McNatt quickly worked through quadratic equations on her laptop. — Maria Danilova, The Seattle Times, "Learning software in classrooms earns praise, causes debate," 28 Aug. 2017 In math class, McNatt quickly worked through quadratic equations on her laptop. — Maria Danilova, Detroit Free Press, "Can computers enhance the work of teachers?," 28 Aug. 2017 In math class, McNatt quickly worked through quadratic equations on her laptop. — Washington Post, "Can computers enhance the work of teachers? The debate is on," 28 Aug. 2017

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“Quadratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadratic. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.

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