Depressed cubic polynomial
Syntax:
p2 = depressedcubic(p1)
If the general cubic polynomial p1(y) has the form p1=[a b c d], meaning:
p1(y) = a*y^3 + b*y^2 + c*y +d
The Matlab function depressedcubic.m transform it into the "depressed" cubic form p2(x)
p2(x) = a*x^3 + k1*x + k2
by applying the change of variable
y = x - b/(3a)
where k1 = c - b^2/(3a)
and k2 = d - bc/(3a) + (2*b^3)/(27a^2)
This function checks if the input is a valid cubic polynomial (expressed as a 4-vector as in Matlab format) with the coefficient of the cubic term non zero.
The method is the work of Nicolo' Fontana (a.k.a. Tartaglia; 1500-1557) and Scipione Del Ferro (1465-1526). Later published by Cardano in his Ars Magna.
Cite As
Isaac Mancero Mosquera (2024). Depressed cubic polynomial (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/36813-depressed-cubic-polynomial), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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