#!/usr/bin/env octave disp ("Solve quadratic equation a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0"); a = input ("a = "); while (a == 0) disp ("a must be nonzero"); a = input ("a = "); end b = input ("b = "); c = input ("c = "); sd = sqrt(b*b - a*c*4); disp ("The two solutions of the given quadratic equation are:"); x0 = (-b - sd) / a / 2 x1 = (-b + sd) / a / 2