Abstract
A unified framework is introduced for obtaining the exact roots of a polynomial by establishing a corresponding polynomial of one degree less. The approach gives the well-known solutions for the second and third degree polynomials and a new solution for the quartic equation, which is different in form from the classical Ferrari-Cardan solution. In accord with Abel's proof, the method produces no solution for the quintic equation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 163-172 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Mediterranean Journal of Mathematics |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |
Keywords
- Cardan and Cardan-Ferrari Solutions
- Systematic approach
- Zeros of the second, third, and fourth degree polynomials