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#1 2006-01-28 01:11:22

RauLiTo
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try to get X

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try to get X ?


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#2 2006-01-28 02:05:48

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Re: try to get X

And that's a quartic equation. They can be solved, but the method is very complex. I think I've probably taken the wrong route. That or the quartic can be factorised into something nicer.


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#3 2006-01-28 02:24:01

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Re: try to get X

How precise did you wish to be?  I tried a couple of different ways and none gave me an exact answer.

  Seven iterations of Newton's method, which in this case gave;

  (3x^4+4x^3-x^2+3)/(4x^3+6x^2-2x-6) ≈ 1.6180339887499... and -0.6180339887499

  using 1 and -1 as starting values of x.

  My TI-89 gave (√(5) + 1)/2 and -(√(5) - 1)/2   ( which agrees with above )

  Solving your equation for zero gives;

  x^4 + 2x^3 - x^2 - 6x - 3 = 0

  I don't know the algorithm used by the TI-89 so I had to use Newton's method.  I would think that a quartic formula would be more cumbersome than Newton's method, but I am sure that you can find it on the internet easily.  In short, I don't see an easy way to solve this.


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#4 2006-01-28 04:09:35

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Re: try to get X

(x²-x-1)(x²+3x+3)


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#5 2006-01-29 20:38:49

RauLiTo
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Re: try to get X

when i tried to get X that was my answer also ... so i asked you here guys because u may know ... whatever thank you everybody cool


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#6 2006-01-30 19:19:22

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Re: try to get X

eh, u have a nice signature smile


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