Re: Help me please!!!
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg5809] Re: [mg5770] Help me please!!!
- From: Francisco Edmundo de Andrade <edmundo at lia.ufc.br>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 00:44:14 -0500
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, Cyberman wrote: > Hello. I've a little problem: > > I must invert this function: y = (x^2) + x for x >= 0 > > Is there anybody that could help me? > > Thanx. > > > +---------------------------------------+ > / - - ---> C y b e r M a n <--- - - / > / _______ Milano -- ITALY _______ / > /->>> e-mail: cyberman at zerocity.it <<<-/ > / PGP KeyID: 487C6475 / > +---------------------------------------+ > - ----< Key fingerprint >---- - > 8F 50 99 35 BF A4 83 6C 68 11 C9 31 DC A7 65 F2 > <---------------- at -----------------> > > Dear, cyberman If we evaluate: Solve[ (x^2) + x==y,x] we get this: {{x->(-Sqrt[1+4y]-1)/2, x->(Sqrt[1+4y]-1)/2}} If x>=0 then y>=0 and the only solution for the inverse is: x==(Sqrt[1+4y]-1)/2 Edmundo's Contribuitons (1997)