functionccubicRoots
Analytical solution for the roots of a cubic equation (a*x^3+b*x^2+c*x+d=0)
Information
Analytical solution to the cubic equation a*x^3 + b*x^2 + c*x + d = 0
using complex algebra as derived at:
http://mathforcollege.com/nm/mws/gen/03nle/mws_gen_nle_bck_exactcubic.pdf.
nRoots helps to identify the number of expected real roots based on the
result from the polynomial discriminant, D.
Outputs
| Type | Name | Default | Description |
|---|
| Complex | roots | | Real roots |
| Real | nRoots | | Number of distinct real solutions expected |