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Solution: Compute the Roots

Explore how to write a function in C that calculates the roots of a quadratic equation by using pointers to handle coefficient arrays. Learn to apply the quadratic formula with C expressions and math functions to store solutions efficiently.

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C
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
double * solveEquation(double * myInput)
{  
  double a, b, c, x1, x2;
  a = myInput[0];
  b = myInput[1];
  c = myInput[2];
  x1 = (-b + sqrt((b * b) - (4 * a * c))) / (2 * a);
  x2 = (-b - sqrt((b * b) - (4 * a * c))) / (2 * a);
  myInput[3] = x1;
  myInput[4] = x2;
  return myInput;
}
int main()
{
    double data[5];
    /* coefficients of ax^2 + bx + c = 0 */
    data[0] = 1.0;
    data[1] = -5.0;
    data[2] = 6.0;
    solveEquation(data);
    printf("Root 1: %f\n", data[3]);
    printf("Root 2: %f\n", data[4]);
    return 0;
}

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