Quadratic Equation Program in C

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A quadratic equation is an equation of the second degree, meaning it contains at least one term that is squared. The standard form of the quadratic equation is ax² + bx + c = 0 where a, b, and c are real and a !=0, x is an unknown variable. The nature of roots is determined by the discriminant. Here we will write a quadratic equation program in c to solve quadratic equation and find the roots of quadratic equation using c programming language.

Prerequisites for Quadratic Equation Program in C:- If-else statement in C, programs on if-else in C, conditional operator in C

The discriminant of the Quadratic equation is calculated as b²-4*a*c

discriminant(d) = b²-4*a*c

The nature of the roots are given as,

  • If discriminant>1 then the roots are real and different
  • If discriminant=0 then the roots are real and equal
  • discriminant<1 then the roots are complex and different
D = b²-4*a*cNature of roots
D > 1roots are real and different.
D = 0roots are real and equal.
D < 1roots are complex and different.

For the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0, if we denote the discriminant as d, then their roots

If d > 1 then
root1 = (-b + √d) / 2a
root2 = (-b - √d) / 2a

If d = 0 then both roots are -b / 2a

If d < 1 then
root1 = -b / 2a + i (√d / 2a)
root2 = -b / 2a - i (√d / 2a)

C program to solve the quadratic equation

#include<stdio.h>
#include<math.h>
int main()
{
   int a, b, c, d;
   int root1, root2, realPart, imaginaryPart;

   printf("Enter cofficients (a, b, and c): ");
   scanf("%d %d %d", &a, &b, &c);

   printf("The quadratic equation: %dx²%+dx%+d \n",a,b,c);
   d = (b*b) - 4*a*c; //discriminant

   if( d>1 )
   {
     root1 = (-b+sqrt(d)) / 2*a;
     root2 = (-b-sqrt(d)) / 2*a;
     printf("Roots are %d and %d\n", root1, root2);
   }
   else if(d==0)
   {
     root1 = root2 = -b/2*a;
     printf("Roots are %d and %d\n", root1, root2);
   }
   else
   {
     realPart = -b/2*a;
     imaginaryPart = sqrt(d)/2*a;
     printf("root1 = %d + i(%d)\n", realPart, imaginaryPart);
     printf("root1 = %d - i(%d)\n", realPart, imaginaryPart);
   }
   return 0;
}

Output for different test cases:-

Enter cofficients (a, b, and c): 1 -1 -6
The quadratic equation: 1x²-1x-6
Roots are 3 and -2

Enter cofficients (a, b, and c): 1 -12 36
The quadratic equation: 1x²-12x+36
Roots are 6 and 6

Enter cofficients (a, b, and c): 1 4 5
The quadratic equation: 1x²+4x+5
root1 = -2 + i(-2147483648)
root1 = -2 – i(-2147483648)

In the quadratic equation program in C, the variables a, b, and c are the coefficient of the quadratic equation, and the variable d is its discriminant. To find the discriminant (d) we used sqrt() function defined in the math.h standard library. The sqrt() function finds the square root value of a number. The nested if-else statement is used for the nature of the roots.

Note:- Linux/Unix user may get an error:- Undefined reference to sqrt() in C Programming (or other mathematical functions) even includes math.h header. Windows user doesn’t get any warning and error but Linux/Unix user may get an undefined reference to sqrt. This is a linker error. To solve this problem use -lm during compilation.

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Flow Control
If-else Statement in C
Programs on if-else
Switch Case in C
Switch case Programs
Conditional Operator
While loop in C
Do-while loop in C
While vs do-while
For loop in C
Break keyword in C
Continue keyword in C
Break vs Exit in C
Goto keyword in C
☕️ Flow Control Programs
Largest among 3 Numbers
Find Grade of student
Find the absolute value
Check Vowel or Consonant
Leap Year Program
Simple calculator in C
Check Odd or Even 
Roots of Quadratic Equation
Find Reverse of Number
Factors of a number in C
Generate Multiplication table
Find Power of a Number
Find GCD and LCM
Find factorial of Number
Count Number of Digits
Sum of digits in Number
Sum of N Natural Numbers
Sum of Squares of Natural No.
Find Sum of Odd Numbers
Find the Sum of Series
Find Fibonacci series in C
Sum of the Fibonacci series
Sum until enters +ve numbers
Sum of max 10 no. & Skip -ve
☕️ C Conversion Programs
Celsius to Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit to Celsius
Decimal ↔ Binary
Decimal ↔ Octal
Octal ↔ Binary in C
☕️ Number Programs in C
Prime Number in C
Strong Number in C
Krishnamurthy Number
Neon Number in C
Palindrome number
Perfect Number in C
Armstrong Number
☕️ Pattern Programs in C
Pattern programs in C
Printing pattern using loops
Floyd’s triangle Program
Pascal Triangle Program
Pyramid Star Pattern in C
Diamond Pattern Programs
Half Diamond pattern in C
Print Diamond Pattern
Hollow Diamond Pattern
Diamond Pattern of Numbers

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