NAG Library Routine Document

C02AJF

1  Purpose

2  Specification

3  Description

4  References

5  Parameters

1:     A – REAL (KIND=nag_wp)Input

On entry: must contain $a$, the coefficient of $z^2$.

2:     B – REAL (KIND=nag_wp)Input

On entry: must contain $b$, the coefficient of $z$.

3:     C – REAL (KIND=nag_wp)Input

On entry: must contain $c$, the constant coefficient.

4:     ZSM($2$) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayOutput

On exit: the real and imaginary parts of the smallest root in magnitude are stored in $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ respectively.

5:     ZLG($2$) – REAL (KIND=nag_wp) arrayOutput

On exit: the real and imaginary parts of the largest root in magnitude are stored in $\mathbf{ZLG}\left(1\right)$ and $\mathbf{ZLG}\left(2\right)$ respectively.

6:     IFAIL – INTEGERInput/Output

On entry: IFAIL must be set to $0$, $-1\text{ or }1$. If you are unfamiliar with this parameter you should refer to Section 3.3 in the Essential Introduction for details.

For environments where it might be inappropriate to halt program execution when an error is detected, the value $-1\text{ or }1$ is recommended. If the output of error messages is undesirable, then the value $1$ is recommended. Otherwise, if you are not familiar with this parameter, the recommended value is $0$. When the value $-\mathbf{1}\text{ or }\mathbf{1}$ is used it is essential to test the value of IFAIL on exit.

On exit: $\mathbf{IFAIL}=\mathbf{0}$ unless the routine detects an error or a warning has been flagged (see Section 6).

6  Error Indicators and Warnings

$\mathbf{IFAIL}=1$

On entry, $\mathbf{A}=0.0$. In this case, $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ contains the root $-c/b$ and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ contains zero.

$\mathbf{IFAIL}=2$

On entry, $\mathbf{A}=0.0$ and $\mathbf{B}=0.0$. In this case, $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ contains the largest machine representable number (see X02ALF) and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ contains zero.

$\mathbf{IFAIL}=3$

On entry, $\mathbf{A}=0.0$ and the root $-c/b$ overflows. In this case, $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ contains the largest machine representable number (see X02ALF) and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ contains zero.

$\mathbf{IFAIL}=4$

On entry, $\mathbf{C}=0.0$ and the root $-b/a$ overflows. In this case, both $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ contain zero.

$\mathbf{IFAIL}=5$

On entry, $b$ is so large that $b^2$ is indistinguishable from $b^2-4ac$ and the root $-b/a$ overflows. In this case, $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(1\right)$ contains the root $-c/b$ and $\mathbf{ZSM}\left(2\right)$ contains zero.

7  Accuracy

8  Further Comments

9  Example

9.1  Program Text

Program Text (c02ajfe.f90)

9.2  Program Data

Program Data (c02ajfe.d)

9.3  Program Results

Program Results (c02ajfe.r)