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The Midpoints Between Roots Reveal the Quartic Equation

Javier Sánchez-ReyesIMACI, ETS Ingeniería Industrial de Ciudad Real, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071, Ciudad Real, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 258-262 | Received 28 Feb 2019, Accepted 06 Jul 2019, Published online: 24 Feb 2020

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