Re: find root
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- Subject: [mg42490] Re: [mg42474] find root
- From: Tomas Garza <tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 02:57:51 -0400 (EDT)
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No wonder you get an error message. I quote from the Help Browser: "FindRoot[lhs == rhs, {x, xo}] searches for a numerical solution to the equation lhs == rhs, starting with x = x0". You can't find a numerical solution if the numerical value of the constants is not supplied. Tomas Garza Mexico City ----- Original Message ----- From: "renukadevi ramasamy" <rdevi_uwm at yahoo.com> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg42490] [mg42474] find root > Hi, > in find root command is it possible to get the root in terms of a constant. > a simple example: ax+b=0 if we use solve command we get the result x=-b/a.But get error message when i try to use find root command to get the result in terms of constant without giving numerical values to the constant. > Thanks > > > > >
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- From: renukadevi ramasamy <rdevi_uwm@yahoo.com>
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