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// File:    Cubic.java
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// Unit:    Class edu.rit.numeric.Cubic
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package edu.rit.numeric;

/**
 * Class Cubic solves for the real roots of a cubic equation with real
 * coefficients. The cubic equation is of the form
 * 

* ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 *

* To solve a cubic equation, construct an instance of class Cubic; call the * Cubic object's solve() method, passing in the coefficients a, * b, c, and d; and obtain the roots from the Cubic * object's fields. The number of (real) roots, either 1 or 3, is stored in * field nRoots. If there is one root, it is stored in field * x1, and fields x2 and x3 are set to NaN. If there * are three roots, they are stored in fields x1, x2, and * x3 in descending order. *

* The same Cubic object may be used to solve several cubic equations. Each time * the solve() method is called, the solution is stored in the Cubic * object's fields. *

* The formulas for the roots of a cubic equation come from: *

* E. Weisstein. "Cubic formula." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. * http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CubicFormula.html * * @author Alan Kaminsky * @version 02-Feb-2008 */ public class Cubic { // Hidden constants. private static final double TWO_PI = 2.0 * Math.PI; private static final double FOUR_PI = 4.0 * Math.PI; // Exported fields. /** * The number of real roots. */ public int nRoots; /** * The first real root. */ public double x1; /** * The second real root. */ public double x2; /** * The third real root. */ public double x3; // Exported constructors. /** * Construct a new Cubic object. */ public Cubic() { } // Exported operations. /** * Solve the cubic equation with the given coefficients. The results are * stored in this Cubic object's fields. * * @param a Coefficient of x3. * @param b Coefficient of x2. * @param c Coefficient of x. * @param d Constant coefficient. * * @exception DomainException * (unchecked exception) Thrown if a is 0; in other words, the * coefficients do not represent a cubic equation. */ public void solve (double a, double b, double c, double d) { // Verify preconditions. if (a == 0.0) { throw new DomainException ("Cubic.solve(): a = 0"); } // Normalize coefficients. double denom = a; a = b/denom; b = c/denom; c = d/denom; // Commence solution. double a_over_3 = a / 3.0; double Q = (3*b - a*a) / 9.0; double Q_CUBE = Q*Q*Q; double R = (9*a*b - 27*c - 2*a*a*a) / 54.0; double R_SQR = R*R; double D = Q_CUBE + R_SQR; if (D < 0.0) { // Three unequal real roots. nRoots = 3; double theta = Math.acos (R / Math.sqrt (-Q_CUBE)); double SQRT_Q = Math.sqrt (-Q); x1 = 2.0 * SQRT_Q * Math.cos (theta/3.0) - a_over_3; x2 = 2.0 * SQRT_Q * Math.cos ((theta+TWO_PI)/3.0) - a_over_3; x3 = 2.0 * SQRT_Q * Math.cos ((theta+FOUR_PI)/3.0) - a_over_3; sortRoots(); } else if (D > 0.0) { // One real root. nRoots = 1; double SQRT_D = Math.sqrt (D); double S = Math.cbrt (R + SQRT_D); double T = Math.cbrt (R - SQRT_D); x1 = (S + T) - a_over_3; x2 = Double.NaN; x3 = Double.NaN; } else { // Three real roots, at least two equal. nRoots = 3; double CBRT_R = Math.cbrt (R); x1 = 2*CBRT_R - a_over_3; x2 = x3 = CBRT_R - a_over_3; sortRoots(); } } // Hidden operations. /** * Sort the roots into descending order. */ private void sortRoots() { if (x1 < x2) { double tmp = x1; x1 = x2; x2 = tmp; } if (x2 < x3) { double tmp = x2; x2 = x3; x3 = tmp; } if (x1 < x2) { double tmp = x1; x1 = x2; x2 = tmp; } } // Unit test main program. /** * Unit test main program. *

* Usage: java edu.rit.numeric.Cubic a b c d */ public static void main (String[] args) throws Exception { if (args.length != 4) usage(); double a = Double.parseDouble (args[0]); double b = Double.parseDouble (args[1]); double c = Double.parseDouble (args[2]); double d = Double.parseDouble (args[3]); Cubic cubic = new Cubic(); cubic.solve (a, b, c, d); System.out.println ("x1 = " + cubic.x1); if (cubic.nRoots == 3) { System.out.println ("x2 = " + cubic.x2); System.out.println ("x3 = " + cubic.x3); } } /** * Print a usage message and exit. */ private static void usage() { System.err.println ("Usage: java edu.rit.numeric.Cubic "); System.err.println ("Solves ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d = 0"); System.exit (1); } }

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