Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133593211
Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 15RQ
Write a function that implements the quadratic equation. Given three inputs (a, b, and c), calculate the roots (r1 and r2 ) of the quadratic formula. Recall the quadratic equation:
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