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Equations of branches of implicitly defined curves

Statement of the problem: The curve is given in implicit form as g(x, y) = 0, for example a circle as y² + x² = 1. Find: the explicit form of the equations y=f(x) for each of the k branches of the curve, i.e. {fᵢ(x)}, where i=1..k. For a circle, for example, f₁(x) = sqrt(1-x²) for y > 0, and f₂(x) = − sqrt(1-x²) for y < 0. If f(x, y) is a quadratic function with respect to variable y, GeoGebra can easily find the roots in symbolic form, y₁(x) and y₂(x). For polynomials of the 3rd and 4th degree, knowing the existing rigorous https://www.geogebra.org/m/v4fvf8nx of their equations in symbolic form, one can find the equations of the branches {fᵢ(x)} of the corresponding plane curves using complex functions.
Equations of branches of implicitly defined curves

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