Re: A tricky equation
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- Subject: [mg29015] Re: A tricky equation
- From: Erik Schaffer <erik.schaffer at kfunigraz.ac.at>
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 01:47:53 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Uni Graz
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Anastasius Moumtzoglou wrote: > > I would be much obliged if you could help me with the following > equation. > > b*k^(-a)-c*k^(-1)=1 > > Mathematica returns that the above equation is a transcedental one. So, > I'm thinking of linearization. Do you think there is a way to do it? > I know the problem, afaik mathematica can't solve equations with variables as exponents. I had a different problem, it was a system of 4 equations with variables as exponents, I solved it by dividing one of the equations by another one. In this case, the exponents disappeared. Here I don't know what to do :-( Bye Erik