What is 'a' in a quadratic equation?
In a quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0, 'a' is the coefficient of x^2. It's what makes the equation quadratic!
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The 'a' in a quadratic equation is the number in front of the x^2 term. Without 'a', there's no quadratic equation!
a is the coefficient of the squared term. Simple as that.
a is just the coefficient that sits with x^2, helping shape the parabola. No 'a', no fun parabola!
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