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Discriminant (Polynomial)The Product of the Squares of the differences of the Polynomial Roots . For a Polynomial of degree ,
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The discriminant of the Quadratic Equation
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is usually taken as
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However, using the general definition of the Polynomial Discriminant gives
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where are the Roots.
The discriminant of the Cubic Equation
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is commonly defined as
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where
However, using the general definition of the polynomial discriminant for the standard form Cubic Equation
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gives
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where are the Roots and
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The discriminant of a Quartic Equation
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is(Beeler et al. 1972, Item 4).See also Resultant References
Beeler, M.; Gosper, R. W.; and Schroeppel, R. HAKMEM. Cambridge, MA: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Memo AIM-239, Feb. 1972.
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