An algebraic solution or solution in radicals is a closed form expression , and more specifically a closed-form algebraic expression , that is the solution of an algebraic equation in terms of the coefficients , relying only on addition , subtraction , multiplication , division , raising to integer powers , and the extraction of roots ( square roots , cube roots , etc. ) .
An algebraic solution is an algebraic expression which is the solution of an algebraic equation in terms of the coefficients of the variables .