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14 Jan 2023, 3:37 pm

Hi all,

So, in my recent maths research, I got a big quartic equation. I know there is a quartic formula to solve it, but my coefficients are so big, that I would much rather trust a computer program that would, somehow, substitute them into the general formula, and rearrange them to a simpler form, than my algebra skills.

Note: My coefficients contain a variable.

Does anyone know of any such programs? If so, then this would be a big help to me!



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14 Jan 2023, 7:08 pm

Substantially_Abstract wrote:
Note: My coefficients contain a variable. Does anyone know of any such programs?


I was about to say good luck finding that, but then I found this:

https://softmath.com/

Some total lunatic programmed this and it seems to work for quartics with any number of variable coefficients you like.


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16 Jan 2023, 7:24 am

Thanks, will definitely try it out! :wink:



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21 Jan 2023, 5:00 am

Update: I tried out that program, and it did solve for x when I entered the quartic equation, but then, when I copied 1 of the x's into another equation I wanted to solve, then it said there was an error...

Maybe, my 2nd equation was too big? Also, couldn't quite get how to use the simplify option.

Anyhow, it is still very useful, thank you! :wink:



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07 Feb 2023, 8:46 pm

You can try Wolfram Alpha (search for it).

When I was in graduate school everyone used MAPLE. Its paid I believe and quite $$$.



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18 Feb 2023, 8:49 pm

.i la .varik. cu nelci la'oi .Maxima.

VARIK likes Maxima.

https://maxima.sourceforge.io


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04 Mar 2023, 1:03 am

Let me know if you still need help with this. I have done a lot of computational programming and can make something that will do it for you pretty quickly in python.