Greg Oliver
Oct 25, 2024

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Knowing -2 is a root you could shortcut finding the other 2 with the 'Extended Quadratic Equation' which just deducts the known factor +2 from coefficient b and divides the constant by it. e.g

x=+3/2+- SqRt[3-4*12/2]/2

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Greg Oliver
Greg Oliver

Written by Greg Oliver

Melbourne Australia - retired engineer with a "Maths is Graphs" architectural approach to understanding functions.

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