Harriot, Thomas, Mss. 6782

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                <emph style="bf">Commentary:</emph>
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              <s xml:space="preserve"> On this page Harriot solves
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                    <mn>6</mn>
                    <mi>a</mi>
                    <mo>-</mo>
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                    <mi>a</mi>
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              and
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              . The latter has real roots 4 and 2, but the roots of the former are complex,
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