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[Q] Solve?

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  • Subject: [mg23408] [Q] Solve?
  • From: research at proton.csl.uiuc.edu (James)
  • Date: Sat, 6 May 2000 19:14:15 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com


Hi!

I come across a problem that I don't understand.
I generate systems of equations 
and try to solve them using mathematica.
For example,

---------------------------------------------------------------
In[1]= Solve[((4/2)*( 1.50*z+ 2.00)+(4-4/2)*
                     Sqrt[( 1.50*z+ 0.00)^2+ 4.00]) +
                ((4/2)*( 1.50*z+ 2.00)+(4-4/2)*
                     Sqrt[( 1.50*z+ 0.00)^2+ 4.00])- 8.10*z==0, z]

Out[1]= {}
---------------------------------------------------------------

But mathematica can't solve it, simply returing empty.
This equation can be solved, though, as you see.
I restarted mathematica to run again, but it doesn't help.


The weird thing is some equations are solved, like the below.
---------------------------------------------------------------
In[2]= Solve[((4/2)*( 1.50*z+ 2.00)+(2-4/2)*
                     Sqrt[( 1.50*z+ 0.00)^2+ 4.00]) +
                ((4/2)*( 1.50*z+ 2.00)+(3-4/2)*
                     Sqrt[( 1.50*z+ 0.00)^2+ 4.00])- 8.10*z==0, z]

Out[2]= {{z->13.4976}}
---------------------------------------------------------------

What's wrong with it and how can I solve it?
I need to use mathematica, because the number of the systems 
of equations are large.
(Please disregard any redundunt terms in the equations..
they are generated by a program.)
With that, when does mathematica return '{}' as an answer?
Thank you.


--- James, newbie in mathematica.
 


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