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Luca Pacioli (1445–1517) regarding quadratic equations : "Now we must see in how many ways they can be made equal, one to the other, and the other to the one, and two of them to one of them, and one to two of them. On this I say that they can be made equal to each other in six ways. First, the square to the things. 
  Second, the square to the numbers. Third, thing or things to numbers. [...]"

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Gerolamo Cardano (1501 – 1576), Ars Magna, on the cubic equations : "Cube the third part of the number of 'things', to which you add the square of half the number of the equation, and take the root of the whole, that is, the square root,Alaska State Rep. Anderson arrested for corruption

December 8th, 2006

Juneau, Alaska - The FBI has arrested state Republican Rep. Tom Anderson on public corruption charges relating to the raids of state lawmakers offices last August. Anderson's wife is Republican state lawmaker Lesil McGuire.

The Department of Justice will release the federal charging documents today, according to FBI spokesman Eric Gonzalez.

Gonzalez said there was a federal warrant for Anderson's arrest "in connection with a public corruption probe."

Anderson was elected to the state House four years ago, yet still kept his consulting business as an adviser for clients including VECO.

In August, 2006 the FBI raided several legislative offices throughout Alaska.

The offices of Anchorage senators Ben Stevens and John Cowdery and Nome senator Donny Olson were all searched, as were offices of Reps.