An algorithm for factoring non-monic quadratic polynomials Or: How I learned to stop using the quadratic formula and love undoing FOIL
Rings and Algebras
2009-12-08 v1 History and Overview
Abstract
We give an algorithm for factoring quadratic polynomials over any UFD, Z in particular. We prove the correctness of this algorithm and give examples over Z and Z[i].
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@article{arxiv.0912.1296,
title = {An algorithm for factoring non-monic quadratic polynomials Or: How I learned to stop using the quadratic formula and love undoing FOIL},
author = {Corey Thomas Bruns},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.1296},
year = {2009}
}
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