Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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It's Mr. Reed, y'all
And this is the Quadratic Formula Way
Hey now, can I talk math with ya?
What about quadratics and parabolas?
It’s a cool way to simplify
If you can’t factor, give this a try
Got ya, trajectory, showing on the graph
The axis of symmetry cuts it in half
One of the best formulas to use in math
On your work, or to use in class – it goes
something like
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
That’s the quadratic formula way
This for ya information, I’m just informin’
ya
With a parabola, ya need to use this formula
But ya don’t need to guess and check
Cuz it works every time, that it’s put to
the test
I'm looking for X, the intercept, and this
vertex
Imma find it in the end
If factoring doesn’t work, then this is
ya friend
Just make sure to follow the trend -- it goes
something like
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
That’s the quadratic formula way
A soccer ball gets kicked in the net
A basketball goes swish in the net
An arrow from a bow hits the target
A telescope shows a thing that’s the farthest
away
The architecture of a room
Your speakers and subwoofers go boom!
There’s just so many real-life parabolas
And they’re all fabulous, go on and sing
the math with us
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
Negative b, plus or minus
The square root of, b squared, minus
4ac all over 2a
That’s the quadratic formula way
That’s the quadratic formula way
That’s the quadratic formula way
