Re: ???? How to assign result from Solve to variable ????
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- Subject: [mg3836] Re: ???? How to assign result from Solve to variable ????
- From: hohmuth at cipserv1.physik.uni-ulm.de (Lars Hohmuth)
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:31:16 -0400
- Organization: Uni Ulm
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In article <4let71$e4m at dragonfly.wolfram.com> rpiyaket at ucsd.edu (Ram Piyaket) writes:
>From: rpiyaket at ucsd.edu (Ram Piyaket)
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
>Subject: ???? How to assign result from Solve to variable ????
>Date: 22 Apr 1996 03:08:17 GMT
>Hi,
>I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to deal with this problem.
>I want to assign the numerical result that I obtain from the Solve or etc.
>command, which typically enclosed in the braces ({...}) to a variable
>so that I can reuse it. I just want the numerical number, not the braces.
>Can you tell me how? I appreciate all the help from you. Thank you very much.
>Ram
I presume you want something like this:
In[1]:=
Solve[3 x == 5,x]
Out[1]:=
{x->1.6667}
In[2]:=
y = x/.First[[%1]] **This tells Mma to assign the first result of input 1to **
Out[2]:=
1.6667
Hope this helps,
Lars
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