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Numeric roots of a polynomial : proot

proot takes as argument a squarefree polynomial, either in symbolic form or as a list of polynomial coefficients (written by decreasing order).
proot returns a list of the numeric roots of this polynomial.
To find the numeric roots of P(x) = x3 + 1, input :
proot([1,0,0,1])
or :
proot(x^3+1)
Output :
[0.5+0.866025403784*i,0.5-0.866025403784*i,-1.0]
To find the numeric roots of x2 - 3, input :
proot([1,0,-3])
or :
proot(x^2-3)
Output :
[1.73205080757,-1.73205080757]



giac documentation written by Renée De Graeve and Bernard Parisse