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How to Solve a Cubic Equation, Part 1: The Shape of the Discriminant
May/June 2006 (vol. 26 no. 3)
pp. 84-93
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James F. Blinn, "How to Solve a Cubic Equation, Part 1: The Shape of the Discriminant," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 84-93, May/June, 2006.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MCG.2006.60,
author = {James F. Blinn},
title = {How to Solve a Cubic Equation, Part 1: The Shape of the Discriminant},
journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications},
volume = {26},
number = {3},
issn = {0272-1716},
year = {2006},
pages = {84-93},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2006.60},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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James F. Blinn, Microsoft
Jim Blinn begins a discussion on solving cubic equations.

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cubic equations
Citation:
James F. Blinn, "How to Solve a Cubic Equation, Part 1: The Shape of the Discriminant," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 84-93, May/June 2006, doi:10.1109/MCG.2006.60
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