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Beyond the quadratic formula

The quadratic formula for the solution of quadratic equations was discovered independently by scholars in many ancient cultures and is familiar to everyone. Less well known are formulas for solutions of cubic and quartic equations whose discovery was the high point of 16th century mathematics. Their...

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Autor principal: Irving, Ron
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: American Mathematical Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2760798