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Taking the square root of a negative number?	by toysbfun	2008-07-29 14:39:01
I was working on a little program to solve quadratic equations. Unfortunately, I noticed that it doesn't work when the discriminant is negative. I started in C and then moved to Python, unable to find a way to make it work in either language. Apparently both C and Python can handle imaginary numbers when declared, but freak out when an imaginary number pops up as the answer. Help please?
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I'd check if the (b^2 + 4ac) is negative...	by Divinar	2008-07-29 14:44:55
Should be (b^2 - 4ac) in subject line above (n/t)	by Divinar	2008-07-29 14:46:13
Right. And my C program	by toysbfun	2008-07-29 14:54:38
bonk and the TLP title was the string I needed	by toysbfun	2008-07-29 14:45:26
The C function you're looking for is abs() (n/t)	by quilting_kitty	2008-07-29 19:08:37
Thanks. I'll play with that and see if it works. (n/t)	by toysbfun	2008-07-29 19:23:15

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