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Article #55Re: Graph-TI - Re^3: Quadratic and other
From: DAVE_LUNSFORD
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 16:33
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 16:33
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On 12/4/94 Murphy Waggoner posted: >In fact, there is zero probability that the cubic formula >implemented properly on a computer will give exact results, >because the probability that the solutions will be irrational is >100%. Any cubic polynomial factorable over the rationals will yield at least one linear factor with a rational zero. There could be as many as three rational zeros and the formula should find them as exact roots. Dave Lunsford Grossmont College dave_lunsford@gcccd.cc.ca.us
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 104512,1323f8ad50c85982,start X-Google-Attributes: gid104512,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-06 18:02:40 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!auvm!gcccd.cc.ca.us!DAVE_LUNSFORD Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Newsgroups: bit.listserv.graph-ti Message-ID: <see49315.001@gcccd.cc.ca.us> X-Mailer: WordPerfect Office 4.0 Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 08:33:47 -0800 From: DAVE_LUNSFORD@gcccd.cc.ca.us Subject: Re: Graph-TI - Re^3: Quadratic and other Sender: owner-graph-ti@dsmail.internic.net Precedence: bulk Reply-To: DAVE_LUNSFORD@gcccd.cc.ca.us Lines: 18