Some quadratics cannot be factorised. An alternative method to solve a quadratic equation is to complete the square. To solve an equation of the form \(x^2 + bx + c = 0\) consider the expression ...

[MindYourDecisions] presents a Babylonian tablet dating back to around 1800 BC that shows that the hypotenuse of a unit square is the square root of two or 1.41421. How did they know that?

This seemingly-random numeric expression, dubbed the “Love Formula”, has been a revelation ... Once you have e^980, calculate its square root. Finally, multiply the result by 128.