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[[File:quadratic_function_graph_complex_roots.svg|thumb|{{{1|right}}}|Visualisation of the complex roots of {{math|''y'' {{=}} ''ax''<sup>2</sup> + ''bx'' + ''c''}}: the parabola is rotated 180° about its vertex ({{orange|orange}}). Its {{math|''x''}}-intercepts are rotated 90° around their mid-point, and the Cartesian plane is interpreted as the complex plane ({{green|green}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Complex Roots Made Visible – Math Fun Facts|url=http://math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10005.1.shtml|access-date=1 October 2016}}</ref>]]<noinclude>
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