Quadrature: The process of finding a square with area = the area of an
arbitrary geometric object.
The area of a rectangle with sides x+a and x+b is a "quadratic"
expression.
Vince McGarry
Mathematics Department
Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
Phone: 223-3358
Fax: 467-8737
email: vince@austin.cc.tx.us
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