Example
Generic Formula
There are two possible solutions for any quadratic equation. This is one possible solution.
This is the other possible solution.
What It Does
These formulas will give the solutions to a quadratic equation of the form Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0.
How It Works
This is a simple algebraic formula and uses the SQRT function which returns the square root of a given number and the ^ operator which raises a given number to a given power. In our example x^2 – 3x + 2 = 0 the solution is given by =(-(-3)+SQRT(-3^2-412))/(2*1) which results in 2. Similarly the other solution is 1. Not every quadratic equation has a solution in the real numbers, when this is the case the formula will result in a #NUM! error.
