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Re: Solve...

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg25785] Re: Solve...
• From: Richard Fateman <fateman at cs.berkeley.edu>
• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 03:53:44 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Anesh Sooklal wrote:
> 
> Dear mathgroup,
> 
> I have been trying to solve the following equation using Solve,
> When I type in the following line I get a message saying that an illegal
> operation has been performed.
> 
> f[w_]: = 1./(w^2)  + (.9/30.)/(w - 2. Sqrt[200./10.]k)^2   - 1.-
> (3./30.)/( Sqrt[200./10.]k^2 )
> 


You put a space between the : and the = 

I have no clue as to what you are doing with 200./10.   Is that supposed
to be different from 20.0  ?