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Looking for a way to solve a 4th degree polynomial equation with constraints at runtime
I'm looking for a way to solve a single 4th degree polynomial equation with real coefficients and constraints at runtime.
E.g.,
x⁴ + x³ + x² + x + c = 0 | C being a constant.With a single constraint(in my case x>0).
I have looked into some libraries such as www.meta-numerics.net but it does not include ways to add constraints to methods such as Meta.Numerics.Analysis.FunctionMath.FindZero().
Specifically, what I need is a function/method that can find the smallest root/zero of a 4th degree polynomial equation as long as the root/zero is greater than 0. Efficiency is important since I need to solve the equation several times every couple seconds on runtime.
Any help/insight is greatly appreciated.
Edit: Corrected the misleading title.
Uhm your question is quite unusual and barely related to Unity. Also what you presented here is not a linear equation at all since it has a higher degree than 1 ^^. So your title is misleading as you have a polynomial.
The question also seems a bit vague. Are you looking for a general way to solve any quartic polynomial? (So the form ax⁴ + bx³ + cx² + dx + e = 0) Or do you really just looking for the solutions for x⁴ + x³ + x² + x + e = 0 (so all coefficients are 1?). If it's the second case it should be clear that there is no solution if e >= 0 so "e" must be negative. However if you actually looking for the general quartic polynomial, have a look over here and here
Though as already mentioned this question is pretty much off-topic here on UnityAnswers since it has nothing to do with Unity. This is a pure math / C# problem.
@Bunny83 Sorry for the confusion, I've been searching this for a while and often the "linear" word is included so I just assumed it where, it is indeed a polynomial equation.
I am looking for a general way to solve a 4th degree polynomial, not the specific x⁴ + x³ + x² + x + e = 0, the one I'm working with has different coefficients.
The reason I'm asking this in "Unity Answers" is because whatever way to solve my problem needs to be compatible with unity and as I mentioned before "Efficiency is important since I need to solve the equation several times every couple seconds on runtime."
I'll take a look at the links you provided, thanks.
