The Theory of Equations: With an Introduction to the Theory of Binary Algebraic Forms

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Hodges, Figgis & Company, 1886 - 448페이지
 

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Existence of a root in the general equation Imaginary roots
21
Theorem determining the number of roots of an equation
22
Equal roots
25
Imaginary roots enter equations in pairs
26
Descartes rule of signs for positive roots
28
ELIMINATION
36
Depression of an equation when a relation exists between two of its roots
42
Theorems relating to symmetric functions
53
CHAPTER IV
60
Removal of terms
67
The biquadratic
73
Transformation in general
80
General explanation
84
SOLUTION OF RECIPROCAL AND BINOMIAL EQUATIONS 45 Reciprocal equations
90
4652 Binomial equations Propositions embracing their leading general properties
92
The special roots of the equation 1
95
Solution of binomial equations by circular functions
98
Examples
100
CHAPTER X
102
CHAPTER VI
103
The algebraic solution of the cubic equation
106
Application to numerical equations
107
Expression of the cubic as the difference of two cubes
109
Solution of the cubic by symmetric functions of the roots
111
Examples
112
Homographic relation between two roots of a cubic
118
First solution by radicals of the biquadratic Eulers assumption
119
Examples
123
Second solution by radicals of the biquadratic Ferraris solution Descartes solution
125
Resolution of the quartic into its quadratic factors 64 Resolution of the quartic into its quadratic factors
127
Transformation of the biquadratic into the reciprocal form
133
Solution of the biquadratic by symmetric functions of the roots 67 Equation of squared differences of a biquadratic
141
Properties of the resultant
142
Eulers method of elimination
143
Criterion of the nature of the roots of a biquadratic Examples
144
Bezouts method of elimination
145
The common method of elimination
146
Discriminants
147
Determination of a root common to two equations
148
Symmetric functions of the roots of two equations
149
CHAPTER VII
152
Theorem relating to the maxima and minima values of a polynomial 71 Rolles theorem Corollary 72 Constitution of the derived functions
155
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