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#1 2012-10-18 18:21:39
- bobbym
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Quartic formula
For the general quartic:
You never see the 4 roots of a quartic given in terms of its coefficients. Here it is:
The roots now are:
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#2 2012-10-19 06:15:39
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Re: Quartic formula
It seems impractical to remember it, but it is a nice formula..
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#3 2012-10-19 11:38:11
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Re: Quartic formula
It is for reference only. There are numerical means that are superior. I just had fun with the derivation.
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#4 2013-01-22 02:45:08
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Re: Quartic formula
Quartic formula? I thought it was a quadratic formula. Or are they different? 
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#5 2013-01-22 02:47:08
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Re: Quartic formula
Quartic formula is very different, see post #1.
The quadratic formula solves quadratics, the quartic, quartics.
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#6 2013-01-22 05:05:34
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Re: Quartic formula
Yup. That is way out of the range.
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#7 2014-10-30 23:23:02
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Re: Quartic formula
The formula is very nice, once we start solving the question by using the above formula, then we can easily remember the above formula. Not too difficult to remember the above formula.
It is not easy to remember all this formula, few formula we can remember because there are some formulas which are like some basic formulas which we can use sometimes.
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#8 2014-12-29 22:29:05
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Re: Quartic formula
Hi;
You are not required to memorize it. You can always look it up if necessary. Also, there are other methods to get roots that are more amenable to computation, these should be used when possible.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#9 2016-11-30 05:20:44
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Re: Quartic formula
Hi, It is an outstanding formula. Though impossible to memorize we can look it up if necessary. I want to know who has derived it and how has it been derived.
And yeah please tell me a similar direct formula to solve cubic equations also. It would be vey helpful to me.
Last edited by iamaditya (2016-11-30 05:21:52)
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#10 2016-11-30 08:31:56
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Re: Quartic formula
Hi;
I want to know who has derived it and how has it been derived.
Lodovico Ferrari is credited with the discovery of the solution to the quartic in 1540.
The derivation given above was done with Mathematicas help.
And yeah please tell me a similar direct formula to solve cubic equations also. It would be vey helpful to me.
One way to solve a cubic is given here. I can not recommend it.
http://www.mathisfunforum.com/search.ph … 214129&p=3 in post #54
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#11 2016-11-30 22:54:00
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Re: Quartic formula
Bobbym , When I'm clicking on this link it is showing "Your search returned no hits"
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#12 2016-12-01 02:55:56
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Re: Quartic formula
Hi;
That is weird. I will find it again.
Try this:
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#13 2016-12-02 04:58:47
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Re: Quartic formula
yeah now it is coming
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#14 2016-12-02 05:05:24
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Re: Quartic formula
It would take more than triple the time to solve with these formulas than solving it by factorizing. Lol. Factorization is a much better process
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#15 2016-12-02 05:33:48
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Re: Quartic formula
Iterative methods are superior but it will require a computer.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#16 2016-12-02 21:14:59
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Re: Quartic formula
Yeah bobbym you are right.
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There is no substitute to hard work
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#17 2016-12-02 21:19:07
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Re: Quartic formula
Yeah bobbym you are right.
Hmmm, I am almost never right.
Did you introduce yourself in Introductions?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#18 2016-12-02 21:21:31
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Re: Quartic formula
Nope
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