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Factor quadratic calculator

Factoring a quadratic polynomial means rewriting a times x squared plus b times x plus c as a product of two degree-one binomials whenever that product exists with rational coefficients.

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This calculator takes three finite numbers a, b, and c, rejects a zero leading coefficient so the input stays genuinely quadratic, and either returns an explicit factorization such as content times open parenthesis p x plus q close parenthesis times open parenthesis r x plus s close parenthesis, or reports that the quadratic is irreducible over the rationals. Irreducibility over the rationals is decided exactly: after clearing denominators the discriminant of the integer model must be a perfect square, which is equivalent to the existence of rational roots and of rational binomial factors. Classic classroom checks include x squared minus five x plus six becoming open parenthesis x minus two close parenthesis open parenthesis x minus three close parenthesis, six x squared plus five x plus one becoming open parenthesis two x plus one close parenthesis open parenthesis three x plus one close parenthesis, and x squared plus one remaining irreducible over Q even though it factors over the complexes. The free browser tool and the paid API share one pure deterministic function, so homework demos, answer keys, and automated pipelines never diverge on the same coefficients.

How to use it

Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.

Check your inputs

Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.

Use it again or automate it

Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.

What you can do with it

Get an answer now

Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.

Compare scenarios

Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.

Automate repeated work

Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.

FAQ

How do I use this capability?

Complete the fields above and run it on this page. The form highlights anything that needs attention.

For developers — API access

Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.

API endpoint

POSThttps://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic

Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.

Call it from your stack

curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"a":1,"b":-5,"c":6}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "a": 1,
    "b": -5,
    "c": 6
  })
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
    json={
    "a": 1,
    "b": -5,
    "c": 6
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]

<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic", false, stream_context_create([
  "http" => [
    "method"  => "POST",
    "header"  => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
    "content" => '{"a":1,"b":-5,"c":6}',
  ],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);

body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"a":1,"b":-5,"c":6}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/algebra/factor-quadratic", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

Example request

{
  "a": 1,
  "b": -5,
  "c": 6
}

Example response

{
  "task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "type": "algebra.factor_quadratic",
  "status": "queued",
  "_links": {
    "result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
  }
}

The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.

Pricing

Per request$0.002

Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Meaning
`401`	`unauthorized`	Missing or invalid API key.
`402`	`insufficient_balance`	Your balance doesn't cover the task price.
`404`	`unknown_type`	That task type doesn't exist.
`429`	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling.

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