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The document outlines a solution for a program that solves quadratic equations of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0. It includes a check for the coefficient 'a' to ensure it is not zero and evaluates the discriminant to determine if real solutions exist. The provided code demonstrates how to implement these checks and calculate the solutions using the quadratic formula.

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Assignment_1_solution_2016

The document outlines a solution for a program that solves quadratic equations of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0. It includes a check for the coefficient 'a' to ensure it is not zero and evaluates the discriminant to determine if real solutions exist. The provided code demonstrates how to implement these checks and calculate the solutions using the quadratic formula.

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Assignment 1 solution

Write and test a program that solves quadratic equations. A quadratic equation is an
equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are given coefficients and x is the
unknown. The coefficients are real number inputs, so they should be declared of type float or
double. Since quadratic equations typically have two solutions, use x1 and x2 for the
solutions to be output. These should be declared of type double to avoid inaccuracies from
round-off error.
Sol:
Quadratic formula:

But this will not apply if a is zero, so that condition must be checked separately. The formula
also fails to work (for real numbers) if the expression under the square root is negative. That
expression b2 + 4ac is called the discriminant of the quadratic. We define that as the separate
variable d and check its sign.
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath> // defines the sqrt() function
int main()
{ // solves the equation a*x*x + b*x + c == 0:
float a,b,c;
cout << "Enter coefficients of quadratic equation: ";
cin >> a >> b >> c;
if (a == 0)
{ cout << "This is not a quadratic equation: a == 0\n";
return 0;
}
cout << "The equation is: " << a << "x^2 + " << b
<< "x + " << c << " = 0\n";
double d,x1,x2;
d = b*b - 4*a*c; // the discriminant
if (d < 0)
{ cout << "This equation has no real solutions: d < 0\n";
return 0;
}
x1 = (-b + sqrt(d))/(2*a);
x2 = (-b - sqrt(d))/(2*a);
cout << "The solutions are: " << x1 << "," << x2 << endl;
}

Output:
Enter coefficients of quadratic equation: 2 1 -6
The equation is: 2x^2 + 1x + -6 = 0
The solutions are: 1.5,-2
Enter coefficients of quadratic equation: 1 4 5
The equation is: 1x^2 + 4x + 5 = 0
This equation has no real solutions: d < 0
Enter coefficients of quadratic equation: 0 4 5
This is not a quadratic equation: a == 0

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