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<h1>Let's do some math!</h1>
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<?php
include ('class.quadraticequation.php');
// Inline generation: 3x^2 - 4x + 2 = 0 (default precision = 2)
print ('Inline generation with default precision (2): <br />3x^2 - 4x + 2 = 0 (roots: ' . new QuadraticEquation(3, -4, 2) . ')');
print ('<br /> <br />');
// Step-by-step generation: 4x^2 + 2x - 10 = 0 (precision = 3)
$eq = new QuadraticEquation;
$eq->setA(4);
$eq->setB(2);
$eq->setC(-10);
$eq->setPrecision(3);
print ('Step-by-step generation with precision = 3: <br />4x^2 + 2x - 10 = 0 (roots: ');
foreach ($eq->getRoots() as $root) // Please do a try/catch as done below. This is only an example!
{
print ($root . ';');
}
print (')<br /> <br />');
// It is always a good practice to check for errors!
// Error checking: 4x^2 + -4x + 100 = 0 (default precision = 2)
$eq = new QuadraticEquation(4, -4, 100);
print ('Error checking: <br />4x^2 + -4x + 100 = 0 (roots: ');
try
{
foreach ($eq->getRoots() as $root)
{
print ($root . ';');
}
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
print ($e->getMessage());
}
print (')<br /> <br />');
// You don't have to create another instance of the object to solve another equation,
// if you don't want to. You can just set new values and getRoots() once more. I'll use the
// same $eq instance we just made, change the values and solve another equation.
$eq->setC(0);
$eq->setPrecision(4);
print ('Using the same object with new values (precision = 4): <br />4x^2 + 2x = 0 (roots: ');
try
{
foreach ($eq->getRoots() as $root)
{
print ($root . ';');
}
}
catch (Exception $e)
{
print ($e->getMessage());
}
print (')<br /> <br />');
?>
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<p>Thanks for using my class! I'd like to know if you use it, so please notify me on <strong>alexandre [at] cisneiros.com</strong>! ;-)<br />
Alexandre Cisneiros Filho - http://cisneiros.com</p>
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