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The program IS ONLY 25 LINES LONG (26 bytes, I think)
Usage: ax2+bx+c=0; enter a, b, c on the stack. The roots are returned on the stack in levels x and y. If program stops with error 0, then set flag 8 for complex and try again: first complex solution will be in register x ; the second one is its conjugate
LBL 0 4 × R↑ × CHS X⇔Y CHS STO 0 x2 + √x STO 1 RCL 0 + X⇔Y 2 × ÷ RCL 0 RCL - 1 LST X ÷ X⇔Y RTN
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