File:Omar Kayyám - Geometric solution to cubic equation.svg

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Khayyam solution of a third-degree equation.
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English: Omar Kayyám's Geometric solution to cubic equation. To solve the third-degree equation x^3 + a^2x = b Khayyám constructed the parabola x^2 = ay, a circle with diameter b/a^2, and a vertical line through the intersection point. The solution is given by the length of the horizontal line segment from the origin to the intersection of the vertical line and the x-axis.
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current22:43, 16 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:43, 16 March 2011360 × 450 (827 bytes)Ruud Koot (talk | contribs)fix colour
20:01, 16 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 20:01, 16 March 2011360 × 450 (826 bytes)Pieter Kuiper (talk | contribs)fixing aspect ratio problem, simplifying code

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