Insights Blog
-- Browse All Articles --
Physics Articles
Physics Tutorials
Physics Guides
Physics FAQ
Math Articles
Math Tutorials
Math Guides
Math FAQ
Education Articles
Education Guides
Bio/Chem Articles
Technology Guides
Computer Science Tutorials
Forums
General Math
Calculus
Differential Equations
Topology and Analysis
Linear and Abstract Algebra
Differential Geometry
Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
Trending
Featured Threads
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
General Math
Calculus
Differential Equations
Topology and Analysis
Linear and Abstract Algebra
Differential Geometry
Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Mathematics
Linear and Abstract Algebra
Canonical Form for quadratic equations *with* linear terms
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="arestes, post: 6502497, member: 190794"] Yeah but quadratic forms don't have linear terms. Thanks for reminding me of wikipedia. I did find the info I needed (almost) here:[URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_representation_of_conic_sections[/URL] I found that there is a general form to write the equation of a conic (valid for central conics, which excludes parabolas because the K mentioned below doesn't exist): [ATTACH type="full"]284365[/ATTACH] Here they call this equation "standard canonical form" but I'm not sure if it's THE canonical form. My question still stands regarding the naming convention but I just realized that it's just that: semantics. So, in the end (after learning stuff about projective geometry and homogeneous coordinates) is the name "canonical form" used for the "standard canonical" form above (although it doesn't work for parabolas for which, I guess it'll be just y^2=ax or x^2=ay)? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Post reply
Forums
Mathematics
Linear and Abstract Algebra
Canonical Form for quadratic equations *with* linear terms
Back
Top