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This package supplies a set of functions that find the roots of
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polynomials. Polynomials up to the quartic may be solved directly by
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numerical formulae. Polynomials of fifth and higher powers will be
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solved by an iterative method, as there are no general solutions for
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fifth and higher powers.
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The linear, quadratic, cubic, and quartic *_roots() functions all
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expect to have a non-zero value for the $a term.
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If the constant term is zero then the first value returned in the list
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of answers will always be zero, for all functions.
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WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Math-Polynomial-Solve/
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