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Y = mX + b
y_1 = m * x_1 + b x y
2 5 5 2 3.5
2 3
y_2 = m * x_2 + b 3
3 2 3 2.6666667

m -0.333 y_1 - y_2 2.5

x_1 - x_2
2 #REF!
b 3.667 y_1 - m * x_1

x 3 1.5
y 2.667 mX + b
Condensed solution 1
c 2.667

Solution to be copied 0.5

x_1 2.5
y_1 2 0 #REF!
1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5
x_2 5
y_2 6 Figure 58-1 A simple straight line.

x 3
y 2.800
Simplified solution to be copied 8
line 1 line 2 X Y
x_1 0 3.5 0 3.689 7
y_1 3.689 0 10 7.02
x_2 10 10 6
y_2 7.02 6.5
m 0.3331 1 5
b 3.689 -3.5 3.5 0
4
formal 10 6.5 line 1
x 10.78 10.78 line 2
3
7.28 7.28 10.780 7.280
Condensed
2
x 4 10.78
y 5.02 7.28 1 #REF!

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Figure 58-2 The intersection of two straight lines

Solve for the intersection of two lines using y = mx + b.
Algebra line 1 line 2 subtract
y 1 y 1 0
mx 0.333 -mx 1.000 -0.667 x solution 10.780
b 3.689 -b -3.500 7.189 y solution 7.280 row 60

Matrix
y = mx + b
y - mx = b
y - mx =b minverse mmult intersection
line 1 1.000 -0.333 3.689 1.499 -0.499 7.280 = y
line 2 1.000 -1.000 -3.500 1.499 -1.499 10.780 = x

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QUADRATIC EQUATION
The quadratic equation shown below is a straight forward example of
spread sheet math that makes a somewhat difficult calculation more 700
accurate. The ERR flag indicates imaginary ( i ) root(s).
ax² bx c 600
2 -12 9
500
[ -b + (b2 - 4ac)0.5 ] / 2a = 0
ax1² + bx1+ c
x1 5.12 first root 400
x2 0.88 second root Polynomial (ax1² + bx1+
c)
300
Assign range names of A, B, and C to the input values ax2² + bx2 + c
to make the equations more readable.
200 mx + b
For a straight line y = mx + b
m 1 100
b 100 this is the y intercept at x = 0
row 100
Note: as a convention, capitalized X and Y are data plots and 0
lower case x and y are distances from the plot to a fitted line or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
curve. #NUM! is not plotted, text is plotted as 0. -100
Figure 58-3 Solutions to the quadratic equation.

Test x1 5.121320344 6.1213203 7.1213203 8.1213203 9.1213203 10.12132 11.12132 12.1213 13.1213 14.12 15.12
a x2 0.878679656 1.8786797 2.8786797 3.8786797 4.8786797 5.8786797 6.8786797 7.87868 8.87868 9.88 10.88
b mx+b 105.1213203 106.12132 107.12132 108.12132 109.12132 110.12132 111.12132 112.121 113.121 114.121 115.121
c ax12 + bx1 + c 0 10.485281 24.970563 43.455844 65.941125 92.426407 122.91169 157.397 195.882 238.368 284.853
d ax22 + bx2 + c 0 -6.4852814 -8.970563 -7.4558441 -1.941125 7.5735931 21.088312 38.603 60.1177 85.6325 115.147

Linest Fit to the Quadratic Equation

x increment 0.6

X aX2 bX c Y Y linest linest m1 m2 b

0.32 0.2 -3.9 9 5.4 5.4 m 1.00 1.00 9.00 #N/A
0.92 1.7 -11.1 9 -0.4 -0.4 se 0.00 0 0 #N/A
1.52 4.6 -18.3 9 -4.6 -4.6 note that the r2 r2 1.0000 3.6E-14 #N/A #N/A
2.12 9.0 -25.5 9 -7.5 -7.5 shows a good F 1.144E+32 24 #N/A #N/A row 120
2.72 14.8 -32.7 9 -8.8 -8.8 (exact) fit ssreg 288499 3E-26 #N/A #N/A
3.32 22.1 -39.9 9 -8.8 -8.8
3.92 30.8 -47.1 9 -7.3 -7.3
4.52 40.9 -54.3 9 -4.4 -4.4
5.12 52.5 -61.5 9 0.0 0.0
5.72 65.5 -68.7 9 5.8 5.8
6.32 79.9 -75.9 9 13.1 13.1 describe the linest range, enter the equation,
6.92 95.8 -83.1 9 21.8 21.8 and then press [Ctrl] [Shift] [Enter] simultaneously
7.52 113.1 -90.3 9 31.9 31.9 to get this equation throughout the range
8.12 131.9 -97.5 9 43.5 43.5 row 130
8.72 152.1 -104.7 9 56.5 56.5
9.32 173.8 -111.9 9 70.9 70.9
9.92 196.9 -119.1 9 86.8 86.8
10.52 221.4 -126.3 9 104.1 104.1 350
11.12 247.4 -133.5 9 122.9 122.9
300
11.72 274.8 -140.7 9 143.1 143.1
12.32 303.6 -147.9 9 164.8 164.8 250
12.92 333.9 -155.1 9 187.9 187.9
200
13.52 365.7 -162.3 9 212.4 212.4
14.12 398.8 -169.5 9 238.4 238.4 150 Column E row 140
14.72 433.4 -176.7 9 265.8 265.8
15.32 469.5 -183.9 9 294.6 294.6 100
15.92 507.0 -191.1 9 324.9 324.9 50
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
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Figure 58-4 The cubic equation.
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CUBIC EQUATION ALGEBRAIC and TRIGONOMETRIC SOLUTION
Typically, if the algebraic solution can provide an answer, the trigonometric solution will return #NUM's and vice versa.
Algebraic Solution i represents imaginary numbers
p q r sum = y 60
3 2 -1 0
x³ px² qx r =Y 50
0.034 0.316 0.649 -1.000 0.000 x1 0.325 OK
x2 40
-11.010 14.847 -4.449 -1.000 -1.612 -2.225 !!! i
-1.331 3.631 -2.200 -1.000 -0.901 x3 -1.100 !!! i 30

a -1.000 1 / 3 * ( 3 * q - p2 ) 20 Y1
1 / 3 * ( 3 * 2.0 - 3.0^2 ) Y2
10 Y3
b -1.000 1 / 27 * ( 2 * p3 - 9 * p * q + 27 * r )
1 / 27 * ( 2 * 3.0^3 - 9 * 3.0 * 2.0 + 27 * -1.0 ) 0
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
flag 1 1 logic b² /4 + a³ /27 > 0 1 real root and 2 imaginary roots -10
flag 2 0 logic b² / 4+ a³ /27 = 0 3 real roots of which 2 at least are equal
-20
flag 3 0 logic b² /4 + a³ /27 < 0 3 real and unequal roots row 170
Figure 58-5 The cubic equation algebraic
[A] 0.987 3
-b / 2 + b /4 2
+ a / 27 3
solution.
( - -1.000 / 2 + SQRT ( -1.000^2 /4 + -1.000^3 /27 ) )^(1/3)

logic 1 3
-b / 2 - b2 /4 + a3 / 27
( - -1.000 / 2 - SQRT(-1.000^2 /4 + -1.000^3 /27 ) ) >= 0

B_eq 0.338 abs( -b / 2 - sqrt(b^2 /4 + a^3 / 27) )^(1/3)

ABS( - -1.000 / 2 - SQRT(-1.000^2 /4 + -1.000^3 / 27) )^(1/3) row 180

[B] 0.338 If(logic, B_eq, -B_eq)

IF( 1, 0.338, -0.338 )

X1 0.325 [A] + [B] -p/3

0.987 + 0.338 - 3.000 /3
X2 -2.225 -( [A] + [B] ) /2 + ( [A] - [B] ) /2 * -3 ) -p/3
-(0.987 + 0.338 ) /2 + ( 0.987 - 0.338 ) /2 * ( -3^0.5) - 3.000 /3
X3 -1.100 -( [A] + [B] ) /2 - ( [A] - [B] ) /2 * -3 ) - p/3
-(0.987 + 0.338 ) /2 - ( 0.987 - 0.338 ) /2 * ( -3^0.5) - 3.000 /3
Trigonometric Solution i represents imaginary numbers
p q r sum = y
3 1 -2 0 60
x³ px² qx r
0.236 1.146 1.236 -1.000 1.618 x1 0.618 !!! i
50
-8.000 12.000 -4.000 -1.000 -1.000 x2 -2.000 !!! i
-4.236 7.854 -3.236 -1.000 -0.618 x3 -1.618 !!! i
40
a -2.000 1 / 3 * ( 3 * q - p2 )
1 / 3 * ( 3 * 1.0 - 3.0^2 )
30
b -1.000 1 / 27 * ( 2 * p3 - 9 * p * q + 27 * r )
1 / 27 * ( 2 * 3.0^3 - 9 * 3.0 * 1.0 + 27 * -2.0 ) Y
20 1
cos Ф 0.919 -b/2 / -a3 /27 Y
- -1.000 /2 / SQRT( - ( -1.000^3 ) /27 ) 2
10
arcos Ф 0.406
X1 0.618 2* -a/3 * cos(Ф /3) - p /3
0
2 * ( - -1.000 /3 )^0.5 * COS(0.406 /3 ) - 3.000 /3
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
X2 -2.000 -2 * -a/3 * cos(Ф /3 - p /3) - p /3
- 2 * ( - -1.000 /3 )^0.5 * COS( 0.406 /3 - PI/3) - 3.000 /3 -10 cubic equation
Figure 58-6 The
trigonometric solution.
X3 -1.618 -2 * -a/3 * cos(Ф /3 + p /3 * 2/3) - p /3
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CUBIC EQUATION GRAPHING
For the equation x³ + px² + qx + = 0 , the value of x crosses the Y-axis at y = 0.
The graph X-axis is calculated around the y = 0 value. Each X-axis and its
corresponding y values are a separate series in the same graph.

Left click on the graph and right click on the Source Data… in the pop-up menu.
Left click on the Series tab to view the source data for each xy series.

Algebraic Solution Trigonometric Solution row 230

increment 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

X axis Y X axis Y X axis Y X axis Y X axis Y X axis Y

-0.775 -1.213 -3.325 -11.238 -2.200 -1.528 -0.482 -1.897 -3.100 -6.061 -2.718 -2.635
-0.675 -1.290 -3.225 -9.785 -2.100 -1.231 -0.382 -2.000 -3.000 -5.000 -2.618 -2.000
-0.575 -1.348 -3.125 -8.466 -2.000 -1.000 -0.282 -2.066 -2.900 -4.059 -2.518 -1.462
-0.475 -1.380 -3.025 -7.275 -1.900 -0.829 -0.182 -2.089 -2.800 -3.232 -2.418 -1.015
-0.375 -1.381 -2.925 -6.205 -1.800 -0.712 -0.082 -2.062 -2.700 -2.513 -2.318 -0.654
-0.275 -1.344 -2.825 -5.250 -1.700 -0.643 0.018 -1.981 -2.600 -1.896 -2.218 -0.371
-0.175 -1.264 -2.725 -4.405 -1.600 -0.616 0.118 -1.839 -2.500 -1.375 -2.118 -0.161
-0.075 -1.134 -2.625 -3.664 -1.500 -0.625 0.218 -1.629 -2.400 -0.944 -2.018 -0.019
0.025 -0.949 -2.525 -3.019 -1.400 -0.664 0.318 -1.346 -2.300 -0.597 -1.918 0.062
0.125 -0.702 -2.425 -2.467 -1.300 -0.727 0.418 -0.985 -2.200 -0.328 -1.818 0.089
0.225 -0.388 -2.325 -2.000 -1.200 -0.808 0.518 -0.538 -2.100 -0.131 -1.718 0.066
0.325 0.000 -2.225 -1.612 -1.100 -0.901 where y = 0 0.618 0.000 -2.000 0.000 -1.618 0.000
0.425 0.467 -2.125 -1.298 -1.000 -1.000 0.718 0.635 -1.900 0.071 -1.518 -0.103
0.525 1.020 -2.025 -1.051 -0.900 -1.099 0.818 1.373 -1.800 0.088 -1.418 -0.237
0.625 1.664 -1.925 -0.866 -0.800 -1.192 0.918 2.220 -1.700 0.057 -1.318 -0.396
0.725 2.406 -1.825 -0.736 -0.700 -1.273 1.018 3.182 -1.600 -0.016 -1.218 -0.574
0.825 3.251 -1.725 -0.656 -0.600 -1.336 1.118 4.266 -1.500 -0.125 -1.118 -0.766
0.925 4.205 -1.625 -0.619 -0.500 -1.375 1.218 5.476 -1.400 -0.264 -1.018 -0.964
1.025 5.276 -1.525 -0.620 -0.400 -1.384 1.318 6.819 -1.300 -0.427 -0.918 -1.163
1.125 6.467 -1.425 -0.652 -0.300 -1.357 1.418 8.302 -1.200 -0.608 -0.818 -1.358
1.225 7.786 -1.325 -0.710 -0.200 -1.288 1.518 9.930 -1.100 -0.801 -0.718 -1.542
1.325 9.239 -1.225 -0.787 -0.100 -1.171 1.618 11.708 -1.000 -1.000 -0.618 -1.708
1.425 10.831 -1.125 -0.877 0.000 -1.000 1.718 13.644 -0.900 -1.199 -0.518 -1.852
1.525 12.568 -1.025 -0.975 0.100 -0.769 1.818 15.743 -0.800 -1.392 -0.418 -1.967
1.625 14.457 -0.925 -1.075 0.200 -0.472 1.918 18.011 -0.700 -1.573 -0.318 -2.047
1.725 16.504 -0.825 -1.170 0.300 -0.103 2.018 20.454 -0.600 -1.736 -0.218 -2.086
1.825 18.714 -0.725 -1.254 0.400 0.344 2.118 23.078 -0.500 -1.875 -0.118 -2.078
1.925 21.093 -0.625 -1.322 0.500 0.875 2.218 25.889 -0.400 -1.984 -0.018 -2.017
2.025 23.648 -0.525 -1.368 0.600 1.495 2.318 28.893 -0.300 -2.057 0.082 -1.897
2.125 26.385 -0.425 -1.385 0.700 2.212 2.418 32.097 -0.200 -2.088 0.182 -1.713
2.225 29.308 -0.325 -1.367 0.800 3.031 2.518 35.505 -0.100 -2.071 0.282 -1.457
2.325 32.426 -0.225 -1.309 0.900 3.958 2.618 39.125 0.000 -2.000 0.382 -1.125
2.425 35.743 -0.125 -1.205 1.000 4.999 2.718 42.961 0.100 -1.869 0.482 -0.709
2.525 39.265 -0.025 -1.047 1.100 6.160 2.818 47.021 0.200 -1.672 0.582 -0.205
2.625 42.999 0.075 -0.832 1.200 7.447 2.918 51.310 0.300 -1.403 0.682 0.394
2.725 46.950 0.175 -0.552 1.300 8.866 3.018 55.833 0.400 -1.056 0.782 1.095

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THE SHOOTING METHOD
Algebraic Solution i represents imaginary numbers
p q r sum = y
4 2 -1 3 2 -1 1 real root, 2 imaginary
x³ px² qx r =Y 3 12 -6 1 real root, 2 imaginary
Err:502 Err:502 Err:502 -1.000 Err:502 Err:502 4 2 -1 3 real and unequal roots
Err:502 Err:502 Err:502 -1.000 Err:502 Err:502 -3 3 -1 3 real w/ atleast 2 equal
Err:502 Err:502 Err:502 -1.000 Err:502 Err:502 1 -1 -1 3 real w/ atleast 2 equal

a. -3.333 1 / 3 * ( 3 * 2.0 - 4.0^2 )

b. 1.074 1 / 27 * ( 2 * 4.0^3 - 9 * 4.0 * 2.0 + 27 * -1.0 )

flag 1 0 logic b² /4 + a³ /27 > 0 1 real root and 2 imaginary roots

flag 2 0 logic b² / 4+ a³ /27 = 0 3 real roots of which 2 at least are equal
flag 3 3 logic b² /4 + a³ /27 < 0 3 real and unequal roots increment
x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3
[A]. Err:502 ( - 1.074 / 2 + SQRT ( 1.074^2 /4 + -3.333^3 /27 ) )^(1/3) 0.3 0.3 0.3

logic Err:502 ( - 1.074 / 2 - SQRT(1.074^2 /4 + -3.333^3 /27 ) ) >= 0 -2.997 2.014 -6.603 ### -4.300 -15.147
-2.697 3.083 -6.303 ### -4.000 -9.000
B_eq Err:502 ABS( - 1.074 / 2 - SQRT(1.074^2 /4 + -3.333^3 / 27) )^(1/3) -2.397 3.416 -6.003 -85.172 -3.700 -4.293
-2.097 3.175 -5.703 -67.783 -3.400 -0.864
[B]. Err:502 Err:502 -1.797 2.521 -5.403 -52.753 -3.100 1.449
ISNUMBER -1.497 1.616 -5.103 -39.920 -2.800 2.808
X1 Err:502 0 Err:502 -1.197 0.623 -4.803 -29.123 -2.500 3.375
X2 Err:502 0 Err:502 -0.897 -0.297 -4.503 -20.199 -2.200 3.312
X3 Err:502 0 Err:502 -0.597 -0.981 -4.203 -12.987 -1.900 2.781
-0.297 -1.267 -3.903 -7.325 -1.600 1.944
Trigonometric Solution 0.003 -0.994 -3.603 -3.050 -1.300 0.963
p q r sum = y where y = 0 0.303 0.000 -3.303 0.000 -1.000 0.000
4 2 -1 0 daisy chained from algebraic 0.603 1.878 -3.003 1.986 -0.700 -0.783
x³ px² qx r inputs above 0.903 4.801 -2.703 3.071 -0.400 -1.224
0.0277564 0.3666923 0.6055513 -1 -1.464E-15 OK 1.203 8.932 -2.403 3.416 -0.100 -1.161
-36.02776 43.633308 -6.605551 -1 0 OK 1.503 14.433 -2.103 3.183 0.200 -0.432
-1 4 -2 -1 0 OK 1.803 21.465 -1.803 2.535 0.500 1.125
2.103 30.190 -1.503 1.634 0.800 3.672
a -3.333 1 / 3 * ( 3 * 2.0 - 4.0^2 ) 2.403 40.771 -1.203 0.641 1.100 7.371
b 1.074 1 / 27 * ( 2 * 4.0^3 - 9 * 4.0 * 2.0 + 27 * -1.0 ) 2.703 53.369 -0.903 -0.281 1.400 12.384
3.003 68.147 -0.603 -0.971 1.700 18.873
cos F -0.459 - 0.000 /2 / SQRT( - ( 0.000^3 ) /27 ) 3.303 85.267 -0.303 -1.267 2.000 27.000
arcos F 2.047 3.603 104.890 -0.003 -1.006 2.300 36.927
ISNUMBER 3.903 127.178 0.297 -0.026 2.600 48.816
X1 0.303 0.3027756 2 * ( - 0.000 /3 )^0.5 * COS(2.047 /3 ) - 4.000 /3 4.203 152.294 0.597 1.834 2.900 62.829
X2 -3.303 -3.302776 - 2 * ( - 0.000 /3 )^0.5 * COS( 2.047 /3 - PI/3) - 4.000 /3 4.503 180.399 0.897 4.737 3.200 79.128
X3 -1.000 -1 2 * ( - 0.000 /3 )^0.5 * COS( 2.047 /3+2 * PI * 2/3) - 4.000 /3 4.803 211.656 1.197 8.844 3.500 97.875
5.103 246.227 1.497 14.317 3.800 119.232
The value of X is determined by where the line crosses the X-axis at Y = 0 5.403 284.272 1.797 21.320 4.100 143.361
The trigonometric solution is used for 3 real and unequal roots. 5.703 325.956 2.097 30.012 4.400 170.424
6.003 371.439 2.397 40.557 4.700 200.583
800 6.303 420.883 2.697 53.117 5.000 234.000
6.603 474.451 2.997 67.853 5.300 270.837
700
6.903 532.304 3.297 84.928 5.600 311.256
600 7.203 594.605 3.597 104.503 5.900 355.419
7.503 661.516 3.897 126.740 6.200 403.488
500
convergance OK OK OK
400

300

200

100

0
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CURVE FITTING with EXCEL TRENDLINE
x p q r
0.562 4 1 -2
increment 0.03 x3 px2 qx r y graph y calculated
0.232 0.012 0.215 0.232 -2 -1.540 -1.540
0.262 0.018 0.275 0.262 -2 -1.445 -1.445
0.292 0.025 0.341 0.292 -2 -1.342 -1.342
0.322 0.033 0.415 0.322 -2 -1.230 -1.230
0.352 0.044 0.496 0.352 -2 -1.109 -1.109
0.382 0.056 0.584 0.382 -2 -0.979 -0.979 row 370
0.412 0.070 0.679 0.412 -2 -0.839 -0.839
0.442 0.086 0.781 0.442 -2 -0.690 -0.690
0.472 0.105 0.891 0.472 -2 -0.532 -0.532
0.502 0.127 1.008 0.502 -2 -0.363 -0.363
0.532 0.151 1.132 0.532 -2 -0.185 -0.185
Y intercept 0.562 0.178 1.263 0.562 -2 0.003 0.003
0.592 0.207 1.402 0.592 -2 0.201 0.201
0.622 0.241 1.548 0.622 -2 0.410 0.410
0.652 0.277 1.700 0.652 -2 0.630 0.630
0.682 0.317 1.860 0.682 -2 0.860 0.860 row 380
0.712 0.361 2.028 0.712 -2 1.101 1.101
0.742 0.409 2.202 0.742 -2 1.353 1.353
0.772 0.460 2.384 0.772 -2 1.616 1.616
0.802 0.516 2.573 0.802 -2 1.891 1.891
0.832 0.576 2.769 0.832 -2 2.177 2.177
0.862 0.641 2.972 0.862 -2 2.475 2.475
0.892 0.710 3.183 0.892 -2 2.784 2.784
0.922 0.784 3.400 0.922 -2 3.106 3.106
0.952 0.863 3.625 0.952 -2 3.440 3.440
0.982 0.947 3.857 0.982 -2 3.786 3.786 row 390
1.012 1.036 4.097 1.012 -2 4.145 4.145
1.042 1.131 4.343 1.042 -2 4.516 4.516
1.072 1.232 4.597 1.072 -2 4.901 4.901
1.102 1.338 4.858 1.102 -2 5.298 5.298
1.132 1.451 5.126 1.132 -2 5.708 5.708
1.162 1.569 5.401 1.162 -2 6.132 6.132
1.192 1.694 5.683 1.192 -2 6.569 6.569
1.222 1.825 5.973 1.222 -2 7.020 7.020
1.252 1.963 6.270 1.252 -2 7.485 7.485
1.282 2.107 6.574 1.282 -2 7.963 7.963 row 400
10.000

8.000
f(x) = x³ + 3.99999999999999 x² + 1.00000000000001 x − 2
R² = 1
6.000

4.000 row 410

Plot
2.000 Polynomial (Plot)

0.000
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4
-2.000

-4.000 row 420

Figure 58-8 Using the Excel add trend function
to solve the equation This solution used the 3rd power.
linest m1 m2 m3 b
m 1.00 1.00 1.00 -2.00
se 3.797E-14 1.357E-14 2.37234E-14 7.928E-15
r2 1.0000 3.37E-15 #N/A #N/A
F 8.532E+30 32 #N/A #N/A
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