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junglebeast
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Say I have a monic polynomial,
x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c
with a=-2.372282, b=1.862273, c=-0.483023
The discriminant is given by
a^2 b^2 - 4 b^3 - 4 a^3 c - 27 c^2 + 18 ab c
which is < 0, indicating 1 real root and 2 complex conjugates.
A method for solving a general cubic using the Chebyshev root is explained here,
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Cubic-equation
but (a^3 - 3b) is negative, which means that "t" will be imaginary. But t is then used in the Chebyshev cubic root, which is only defined for real numbers [-2, inf].
x^3 + ax^2 + bx + c
with a=-2.372282, b=1.862273, c=-0.483023
The discriminant is given by
a^2 b^2 - 4 b^3 - 4 a^3 c - 27 c^2 + 18 ab c
which is < 0, indicating 1 real root and 2 complex conjugates.
A method for solving a general cubic using the Chebyshev root is explained here,
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Cubic-equation
but (a^3 - 3b) is negative, which means that "t" will be imaginary. But t is then used in the Chebyshev cubic root, which is only defined for real numbers [-2, inf].