Re: TI-M: Algebra


[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

Re: TI-M: Algebra




In a message dated 6/3/00 7:51:36 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
sethpatin@hotmail.com writes:

> I have been doing programming stuff for a long time, and i have developed 
>  several radical reducing routines and other cool stuff like that, but i am 
>  totally confused on some stuff and maybe you all can help me.  Alright, i 
am 
> 
>  trying to make a CAS for the TI-86.  I have been working on different 
>  routines that exact a number, but they are all so slow.  Does anyone know 
a 
>  FAST assembly routine to do something like that.  Also, are there any set 
>  formulas for factoring and other stuff like that.  As far as i can tell, 
>  binomial factoring is just hit an miss, but i could be wrong.  If anyone 
has 
> 
>  anything that i might be interested in, please let me know...thanks

Well I do know that with binomial factoring (that would be factoring a second 
order trinomial into two first order binomials, right?) you can just use the 
quadratic formula and check if the roots are rational or not.  As far as 
exacting a number...what does it mean to "exact a number"? ;)

JayEll