An alternative quadratic formula

DOI10.1007/S00591-019-00262-3MaRDI QIDQ1985483zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Norbert Hungerbühler

Publication date 7 April 2020

Published in Mathematische Semesterberichte (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.05789

zbMATH Keywords

quadratic equationquadratic formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General histories, source books (01A05) History of field theory (12-03) Polynomials in real and complex fields: location of zeros (algebraic theorems) (12D10)

Abstract: The classical quadratic formula and some of its lesser known variants for solving the quadratic equation are reviewed. Then, a new formula for the roots of a quadratic polynomial is presented.

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