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/*
Aim of the program : To find the roots of a quadratic equation
*/
/* ******************

Preprocessor directives

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#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

// Used for cin, cout and endl

// Used for the sqrt function
// Used for cin,cout and endl functions

/* ******************

Other functions

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// This function returns the factorial of n

double Fact(int n)
{
double x = 1;
x*=i;
for(int i = 2; i <= n; i++)
return x;
}
/* ******************

The main function

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int main()
{
// Stores plenty of info and calculations
double a,b,c,D,x1,x2;
// Used to ask the user whether to continue
char chrCont;
cout<<"\t\t\tExperiment 1.7:

To find the roots of a quadratic equation\n\n\n";

lblBeg:
cout<<"Please enter the coefficient of x^2: ";
cin>>a;
cout<<"Please enter the coefficient of x: ";
cin>>b;
cout<<"Please enter the constant: ";
cin>>c;
cout<<"The equation is:\n"<<a<<"x^2 + "<<b<<"x + "<<c<<endl;
D = b*b - 4*a*c;
if (D > 0)
{
x1 = -b/(2*a);
x2 = sqrt(D)/(2*a);
cout<<"Its roots are real and distinct, given by "<<x1+x2<<" and "<<x1-x2;
}
else if (D==0)
{
x1 = -b/(2*a);
cout<<"Its roots are real and equal, given by "<<x1;
}
else
{
x1 = -b/(2*a);
x2 = sqrt(-D)/(2*a);
cout<<"Its roots are imaginary, given by "<<x1<<" + i"<<x2<<" and "<<x1<<" - i"<<
x2;

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}
cout<<"\nDo you wish to try again? (y-Yes)";
cin>>chrCont;
if(chrCont=='y' || chrCont == 'Y') goto lblBeg;
return 0;
}