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This program is by Martin Ask and is used here by permission.
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This is yet another quadratic equation program that's only 21 bytes long.
It should be noted that I'm NOT the original author of this program. It was posted in the forums quite some time ago and it seems to have failed to make it into the software library, so here it is!
Usage:
Make sure the equation is in the form "ax2 + bx + c = 0"
Enter a, b and c in order so that they are in registers Z, Y and X respectively.
Run the program. The roots will be placed in the X and Y registers.
If you get an "Error 0", turn on complex mode (SF 8) and try again.
Line Instr. Display 000 001 LBL D 42,21,14 002 ENTER 36 003 R↑ 43 33 004 ÷ 10 005 R↑ 43 33 006 LST X 43 36 007 ÷ 10 008 2 2 009 CHS 16 010 ÷ 10 011 ENTER 36 012 ENTER 36 013 x2 43 11 014 R↑ 43 33 015 - 30 016 √x 11 017 - 30 018 x⇔y 34 019 LST X 43 36 020 + 40 021 RTN 43 32
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