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As easy as abc (Posted on 2011-06-28)

Given an equation ax^2+bx+c=0 what values a,b cause the roots of the equation to be a and b and the discriminant to be equal to c?

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a root of the matter

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In terms of a, the values are:
a = a
b = -a²/(a+1) : a <> -1

Edited on June 29, 2011, 8:10 pm

Posted by Dej Mar on 2011-06-28 19:06:44

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