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Re: Simple Solve Question

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  • Subject: [mg384] Re: [mg350] Simple Solve Question
  • From: gdelfino at conicit.ve (Gustavo Delfino)
  • Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 18:07:19 -0400

>Dear MathGroupers-
>
>    I have a very simple question.
>Why when you issue
>
>Solve[5 x==10, x]
>
>Does MMA return:
>{{x->2}}
>
>I'm wondering why it's List[List[...]].
>
>I hate using Flatten to get rid of this nested List.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Daryl

Hello Daryl, instead of writing:

Flatten[Solve[5 x==10, x]]

you can write:

Solve[5 x==10, x][[1]] or x/.Solve[5 x==10, x][[1]]

bye

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