learnpython24-(Python Program to Solve Quadratic Equation)
Python Program to Solve Quadratic Equation
This program computes roots of a quadratic equation when coefficients a, b and c are known.
To understand this example, you should have the knowledge of the following Python programming topics:
The standard form of a quadratic equation is:
ax2 + bx + c = 0, where
a, b and c are real numbers and
a ≠ 0
Source Code
# Solve the quadratic equation ax**2 + bx + c = 0
# import complex math module
import cmath
a = 1
b = 5
c = 6
# calculate the discriminant
d = (b**2) - (4*a*c)
# find two solutions
sol1 = (-b-cmath.sqrt(d))/(2*a)
sol2 = (-b+cmath.sqrt(d))/(2*a)
print('The solution are {0} and {1}'.format(sol1,sol2))
Output
Enter a: 1 Enter b: 5 Enter c: 6 The solutions are (-3+0j) and (-2+0j)
We have imported the cmath
module to perform complex square root. First, we calculate the discriminant and then find the two solutions of the quadratic equation.
You can change the value of a, b and c in the above program and test this program.
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