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Re: Problems with Solve

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  • Subject: [mg17046] Re: Problems with Solve
  • From: Jan Krupa <krupa at alpha.sggw.waw.pl>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 02:11:57 -0400
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Tanveer Choudhury wrote:

> I have an equation
>         eqn == rhs
>
> Solving in the following way
>
>         Solve[eqn,x]
>
> the output is something like
>
>         x->2.11
>
> how do I save the value for x to someother variable...
>
> u can mail to tanveer at wam.umd.edu
>
>         thanx

Have a look at:
http://www.mathematica.com/support/Kernel/Basic/UsingRuleSolutions.html

e.g.:

In[1]:=sol1=Solve[x^4-2==0,x]
Out[1]={x -> -2^(1/4)}, {x -> -I*2^(1/4)}, {x -> I*2^(1/4)},
  {x -> 2^(1/4)}}
In[2]:=sol2=x/.sol1
Out[2]={-2^(1/4), -I*2^(1/4), I*2^(1/4), 2^(1/4)}
In[3]:=x1=sol2[[3]]
Out[3]=I*2^(1/4)
In[4]:=x1^4
Out[4]=2

Jan



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