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- /*
- ** CUBIC.C - Solve a cubic polynomial
- ** public domain by Ross Cottrell
- */
-
- #include <math.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-
- void SolveCubic(double a,
- double b,
- double c,
- double d,
- int *solutions,
- double *x)
- {
- long double a1 = b/a, a2 = c/a, a3 = d/a;
- long double Q = (a1*a1 - 3.0*a2)/9.0;
- long double R = (2.0*a1*a1*a1 - 9.0*a1*a2 + 27.0*a3)/54.0;
- double R2_Q3 = R*R - Q*Q*Q;
-
- double theta;
-
- if (R2_Q3 <= 0)
- {
- *solutions = 3;
- theta = acos(R/sqrt(Q*Q*Q));
- x[0] = -2.0*sqrt(Q)*cos(theta/3.0) - a1/3.0;
- x[1] = -2.0*sqrt(Q)*cos((theta+2.0*M_PI)/3.0) - a1/3.0;
- x[2] = -2.0*sqrt(Q)*cos((theta+4.0*M_PI)/3.0) - a1/3.0;
- }
- else
- {
- *solutions = 1;
- x[0] = pow(sqrt(R2_Q3)+fabs(R), 1/3.0);
- x[0] += Q/x[0];
- x[0] *= (R < 0.0) ? 1 : -1;
- x[0] -= a1/3.0;
- }
- }
-
- #ifdef TEST
-
- int main(void)
- {
- double a1 = 1.0, b1 = -10.5, c1 = 32.0, d1 = -30.0;
- double a2 = 1.0, b2 = -4.5, c2 = 17.0, d2 = -30.0;
- double x[3];
- int solutions;
-
- SolveCubic(a1, b1, c1, d1, &solutions, x);
-
- /* should get 3 solutions: 2, 6 & 2.5 */
-
- SolveCubic(a2, b2, c2, d2, &solutions, x);
-
- /* should get 1 solution: 2.5 */
-
- return 0;
- }
-
- #endif /* TEST */
-