DISCUSS: A Babylonian Quadratic Equation The ancient Babylonians knew how to solve quadratic equations. Here is a problem from a cuneiform tablet found in a Babylonian school dating back to about 2000 b.c. I have a reed, I know not its length. I broke from it one cubit, and it fit 60 times along the length of my field. I restored to the reed what I had broken off, and it fit 30 times along the width of my field. The area of my field is 375 square nindas. What was the original length of the reed? Solve this problem. Use the fact that 1 ninda = 12 cubits.
DISCUSS: A Babylonian Quadratic Equation The ancient Babylonians knew how to solve quadratic equations. Here is a problem from a cuneiform tablet found in a Babylonian school dating back to about 2000 b.c. I have a reed, I know not its length. I broke from it one cubit, and it fit 60 times along the length of my field. I restored to the reed what I had broken off, and it fit 30 times along the width of my field. The area of my field is 375 square nindas. What was the original length of the reed? Solve this problem. Use the fact that 1 ninda = 12 cubits.
Solution Summary: The author explains that the original length of a reed is 6 cubits. The area of the field is 375 square nindas.
DISCUSS: A Babylonian Quadratic Equation The ancient Babylonians knew how to solve quadratic equations. Here is a problem from a cuneiform tablet found in a Babylonian school dating back to about 2000 b.c.
I have a reed, I know not its length. I broke from it one cubit, and it fit 60 times along the length of my field. I restored to the reed what I had broken off, and it fit 30 times along the width of my field. The area of my field is 375 square nindas. What was the original length of the reed?
Solve this problem. Use the fact that 1 ninda = 12 cubits.
Formula Formula A polynomial with degree 2 is called a quadratic polynomial. A quadratic equation can be simplified to the standard form: ax² + bx + c = 0 Where, a ≠ 0. A, b, c are coefficients. c is also called "constant". 'x' is the unknown quantity
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