Problem 42986. Determine the roots of a cubic equation

Created by Abhishek Jain

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Given the coefficients a, b, c, and d of a cubic equation, a*x^3 + b*x^2 + c*x + d = 0, determine its roots.

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Ivan on 16 Sep 2016

seriously?
>> assert(isequal(cubicRoots(x),y_correct))
cubicRoots(x)?

goc3 on 30 Sep 2016

This problem has been corrected and is now solvable.

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