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  • Subject: [mg35015] Re: Solve weirdness
  • From: Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 02:13:08 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello js,

if we read

"Solve[{k*.01^p====10,k*.1^====1},{k,p}]"
as
Solve[{k*0.01^p====10,k*0.1^p====1},{k,p}]
and use
Solve[{Log[k] + Log[0.01]*p ==== Log[10], Log[k] + Log[0.1]*p ==== Log[1]},=
 {p,
    k}]
we get
{{p -> -1., k -> 0.1}}.

Solve is to be used for polynomials, cf. the Help Browser.

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-----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Joshua A. Solomon [mailto:J.A.Solomon at city.ac.uk]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2002 11:53
An: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Betreff: [mg35001] Solve weirdness


shouldn't

Solve[{k*.01^p====10,k*.1^====1},{k,p}]

produce
{{k->10.,p->-1.}}

? it doesn't. it produces

{{}}

. what's up with that?

js
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