Solution to Polynomial Equations, a New Approach
- 1 School of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA
Abstract
A new approach for solving polynomial equations is presented in this study. Two techniques for solving quartic equations are described that are based on a new method which was recently developed for solving cubic equations. Higher order polynomial equations are solved by using a new and efficient algorithmic technique. The proposed methods rely on initially identifying the vicinities of the roots and do not require the use of complicated formulas, roots of complex numbers, or application of graphs. It is proposed that under the stated conditions, the methods presented provide efficient techniques to find the roots of polynomial equations.
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