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"# [Quadratic formula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadratic_formula)"
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"Cf. [jp-quadratic.html](http://www.kevinalbrecht.com/code/joy-mirror/jp-quadratic.html)"
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" -b ± sqrt(b^2 - 4 * a * c)\n",
" --------------------------------\n",
" 2 * a"
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"$\\frac{-b \\pm \\sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$"
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"## Write a straightforward program with variable names.\n",
"This math translates to Joy code in a straightforward manner. We are going to use named variables to keep track of the arguments, then write a definition without them."
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"### `-b`\n",
" b neg"
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"### `sqrt(b^2 - 4 * a * c)`\n",
" b sqr 4 a c * * - sqrt"
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"### `/2a`\n",
" a 2 * /"
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"### `±`\n",
"There is a function `pm` that accepts two values on the stack and replaces them with their sum and difference.\n",
"\n",
" pm == [+] [-] cleave popdd"
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"### Putting Them Together\n",
"\n",
" b neg b sqr 4 a c * * - sqrt pm a 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
"\n",
"We use `app2` to compute both roots by using a quoted program `[2a /]` built with `cons`."
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"## Derive a definition.\n",
"Working backwards we use `dip` and `dipd` to extract the code from the variables:\n",
"\n",
" b neg b sqr 4 a c * * - sqrt pm a 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" b [neg] dupdip sqr 4 a c * * - sqrt pm a 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" b a c [[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm a 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" b a c a [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] dip 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" b a c over [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] dip 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
"\n",
"The three arguments are to the left, so we can \"chop off\" everything to the right and say it's the definition of the `quadratic` function:"
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"[quadratic over [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] dip 2 * [/] cons app2] inscribe"
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"Let's try it out:"
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"3 1 1 quadratic"
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"If you look at the Joy evaluation trace you can see that the first few lines are the `dip` and `dipd` combinators building the main program by incorporating the values on the stack. Then that program runs and you get the results. This is pretty typical of Joy code."
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" . -5 1 4 quadratic\n",
" -5 . 1 4 quadratic\n",
" -5 1 . 4 quadratic\n",
" -5 1 4 . quadratic\n",
" -5 1 4 . over [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] dip 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 1 4 1 . [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] dip 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
"-5 1 4 1 [[[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm] . dip 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 1 4 . [[neg] dupdip sqr 4] dipd * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 1 4 [[neg] dupdip sqr 4] . dipd * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 . [neg] dupdip sqr 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 [neg] . dupdip sqr 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" -5 . neg -5 sqr 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 . -5 sqr 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 -5 . sqr 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 -5 . dup mul 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 -5 -5 . mul 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 . 4 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 4 . 1 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 4 1 . 4 * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 4 1 4 . * * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 4 4 . * - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 25 16 . - sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 9 . sqrt pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 5 3.0 . pm 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 . 1 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 1 . 2 * [/] cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 1 2 . * [/] cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 2 . [/] cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 2 [/] . cons app2\n",
" 8.0 2.0 [2 /] . app2\n",
" [8.0] [2 /] . infra first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 8.0 . 2 / [] swaack first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 8.0 2 . / [] swaack first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 4.0 . [] swaack first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 4.0 [] . swaack first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" [4.0] . first [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 4.0 . [2.0] [2 /] infra first\n",
" 4.0 [2.0] . [2 /] infra first\n",
" 4.0 [2.0] [2 /] . infra first\n",
" 2.0 . 2 / [4.0] swaack first\n",
" 2.0 2 . / [4.0] swaack first\n",
" 1.0 . [4.0] swaack first\n",
" 1.0 [4.0] . swaack first\n",
" 4.0 [1.0] . first\n",
" 4.0 1.0 . \n"
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"V('-5 1 4 quadratic')"
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