Therio Quadratica

Two Hundred Thirty Ninth Post: Therio Quadratica

My high school math teacher once told the story of Therio Quadratica. He was a hard working family man whose job was to factor out polynomials. The process was very hard work taking long hours just to get two solutions. That doesn’t mention how many polynomials couldn’t be factored and were wasted.

So one day Therio decided to tinker with the equations and find a better method of solving polynomials. What he came up with is now known as the quadratic equation. So Therio set out his own business mass producing polynomial solutions in less than half the cost and effort. He and his family could now live prosperously. The invention was comparable to Henry Ford and the assembly line.

The reason I bring up the quadratic equation is that although it has proven to be invaluable there are still a lot of equations it can not solve. Suppose you had a quadratic equation in correct form but the quadratic equation couldn’t give you a real number solution. Also, the equation could not be easily factored. The thing that is notable is that you know of another equation that solves the same problem. So is this fact of any use? I don’t know, but it is a little, impossible problem I am tinkering with. If someone is able to solve it they could start their own polynomial factory and earn a lot of money. Well if not a lot of money, a little discovery could be made. But until then... May the Creative Force be with You