/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Quadratic.java * Execution: java Quadratic b c * * Given b and c, solves for the roots of x*x + b*x + c. * Assumes both roots are real valued. * * % java Quadratic -3.0 2.0 * 2.0 * 1.0 * * % java Quadratic -1.0 -1.0 * 1.618033988749895 * -0.6180339887498949 * * Remark: 1.6180339... is the golden ratio. * * % java Quadratic 1.0 1.0 * NaN * NaN * * ******************************************************************************/ public class Quadratic { public static void main(String[] args) { double b = Double.parseDouble(args[0]); double c = Double.parseDouble(args[1]); double discriminant = b*b - 4.0*c; double sqroot = Math.sqrt(discriminant); double root1 = (-b + sqroot) / 2.0; double root2 = (-b - sqroot) / 2.0; System.out.println(root1); System.out.println(root2); } }