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A quadratic irrational number is an irrational
number that is the solution to some quadratic equation, and
takes on the form
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for integers a, b, c.
Quadratic irrationals are special numbers, especially in relation to continued fractions, where we have the result that all quadratic irrationals have periodic
continued fraction forms. For example
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