Find the Roots of a Quadratic Equation

Deadline:Thursday 25/02/2021 @ 23:59

[Total Mark for this project is 5]

Business Computer Languages

IT401

College of Computing and Informatics

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I. Project Description:

This project is about Find the Roots of a Quadratic Equation.

The standard form of a quadratic equation is:

ax2 + bx + c = 0, where

a, b and c are real numbers and

a != 0

The term b2-4ac is known as the discriminant of a quadratic equation. It tells the nature of the roots.

1. If the discriminant is greater than 0, the roots are real and different.

2. If the discriminant is equal to 0, the roots are real and equal.

3. If the discriminant is less than 0, the equation has no real root.

II. Project Phase 1 questions:

In the first phase of this project, you are requested to

1. Write an algorithm for a quadratic equation solver.

2. Implement the class Main with the main method. Declare the variables and compute the discriminant.

3. After computing the discriminant value, insert the following code after completing the missing instructions. Don’t forget to add comments.

if (discriminant > 0) {

}

else if (discriminant == 0) {

}

else {

}

Example:

If a, b, and c are set to 3, 1 and 2 respectively, the equation has no real root.

III. Marking Criteria

Answer

1. Brief description

Provide a brief description of your program in this section.

2. Algorithm

Provide the algorithm for the quadratic equation solver

3. Program code

Put the code of your program in this section. Do not forget to document (comment) your code.

4. Screenshots

Put the different screenshots with a brief description in this section.

5. Difficulties Faced

Provide a brief description of difficulties and challenges faced during this phase of the project.