Quadratic

The questions below are due on Thursday June 10, 2021; 11:00:00 AM.

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Part 1: Quadratic Evaluation

Description

In this problem, you'll write a short program to compute the result of evaluating a quadratic ax^2 + bx + c at a particular value of x.

The first four lines of your program should set up variables to hold the relevant values (a, b, c, and x). So the first four lines of your program should look like, for example:

a = 1
b = 2
c = 3
x = 0.5

Your program should print a single number representing the value associated with evaluating the quadratic speficied by a, b, and c with the given value of x.

Notes

Python isn't picky about variable names, but our checker is. It's important that you call the variables mentioned above a, b, c, and x, rather than giving them other names.

Submission

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Part 2: Quadratic Roots

Description

Now you'll write a program to compute the roots of the quadratic ax^2 + bx + c.

The first three lines of your program should set up variables to hold the relevant values (a, b, and c). So the first three lines of your program should look like, for example:

a = 1
b = 2
c = 3

Your program should print the roots of the polynomial specified by those variables, with one root on each line (note that this means that your program should handle the special case when a=0 by printing only a single value).

Notes

Try simulating your code by hand for a few different values of the variables above to make sure you've got a working program. Only submit it once you've tested it, both by hand and on your own machine using Python.
Python isn't picky about variable names, but our checker is. It's important that you call the variables mentioned above a, b, and c, rather than giving them other names.
Python really is amazing; it has built-in support for complex numbers! Try, for example, evaluating the following: print(1+(-2)**0.5). You'll see Python print out its built-in representation of a complex number. Note also that Python uses a notation common in engineering: the imaginary unit \sqrt{-1} is referred to as j instead of i.

Submission

When you are ready, upload your Python file below:

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