VirtualArray.PolynomialRoots(Matrix) Method

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Description

Treats the array of numbers as the coefficients of a polynomial wherein the coefficients are arranged from highest to lowest degree. The degree of the polynomial must be between 1 and 100. Returns the real roots of the polynomial.

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Method Signature

VirtualArray.PolynomialRoots(

Matrix roots)

Arguments

roots
Description:	A matrix containing the roots of the polynomial.

Return Value

Type:

number

Returns the number of real roots of the polynomial. Returns -1 if an error was encountered in the calculation.

Syntax

myVariable1 = {1,2,3,4}.PolynomialRoots(myMatrix1);