
Finding All Roots of a Polynomial
A symbolic polynomial, such as x.'^ + ix'^ — 7x + 9, can also be
expressed as a vector of its coefficients: [14—79]. In this vector
form, very efficient numeric techniques can be applied to find a vector
of its roots.
To use the polynomial roc
■ Press fi^fSOLVE) (5 (T]
■ finder:
to display the following:
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COEFFICIENTS t UN fll AO ]:
ROOTS:
ENTER COEFFICIENTS OR PRESS SOLVE
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To find all roots ilynomial:
1. Open the polynomial root-finder.
2. Move the highlight to the CuEFFI
;3 field, if necessary.
3. Enter the polynomial in coefficient form. Use either the command
line (don’t forget the C ] delimiters)or the MatrixWriter. Note
that the first element in the vector should be the coefficient of the
highest order term and the last element should be the constant
term. Remember to include zeroes wherever “missing” terms are
located in the polynomial.
4. With the highlight located in the FiOuTS" field, press SOLVE. A
complex array of roots is displayed in the FiUUTS” field and a
labeled copy sent to the stack.
To find a polynomial, given a set of roots:
1. Open the polynomial root-finder.
2. Move the highlight to the ROOTS!! field, if necessary.
3. Enter the set of roots as a vector. Remember that if any of the
roots are complex, then you must enter ail roots as complex (real
roots are entered as < real, B )).
4. Move the highlight to the COEFFICIENTS field and press SOLVE
18-10 Solving Equations
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