Babylonian mathematicians from circa 400 BC and Chinese mathematicians from circa 200 BC used geometric methods of dissection to solve quadratic equations with positive roots.
Imasaɗinan ən babylonientan ihomiši 400 dat J.-C. əd imasaɗinan wi əhinoistan ihomiši 200 dat J.-C. atkalan təmusnawen ən géométriquetan ən təbiɗawt fal kanan ən alɣisaban quadratique ən azaran wi awiɗnen.