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NRoots

NRoots[lhsEqualrhs, var]
yields a disjunction of equations which represent numerical approximations to the roots of a polynomial equation.
  • NRoots gives several identical equations when roots with multiplicity greater than one occur.
  • NRoots has the following options:
MaxIterationsAutomaticmaximum number of iterations to use
MethodAutomaticmethod to use
PrecisionGoalAutomaticthe precision sought
StepMonitorNoneexpression to evaluate at each step
  • Possible settings for the Method option include: "Aberth", "CompanionMatrix" and "JenkinsTraub".
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Numerically find the roots of a polynomial:
Change the result to rules:
Test the roots:
Numerically find the roots of a polynomial:
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