Re: solved in a non algebraic way?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg42197] Re: solved in a non algebraic way?
- From: bobhanlon at aol.com (Bob Hanlon)
- Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2003 04:05:33 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <bd2von$1db$1@smc.vnet.net>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
As stated in the documentation, Solve deals primarily with linear and
polynomial equations. For some specific values of k:
Off[Solve::"ifun"];
TableForm[Table[{k, FullSimplify[x /.
Solve[Tan[k*x]+m*Tan[x]==0, x]]},
{k,0,2,1/2}], TableAlignments->{Left,Top}]
or assign values for both k and m and use numerical techniques.
Bob Hanlon
In article <bd2von$1db$1 at smc.vnet.net>, Nick Chin <nchin at students.uiuc.edu>
wrote:
<< ive been trying to solve an equation of the form
tan(kx) + m tan(x) = 0 , solving for x
but mathematica says " The equations appear to involve the variables to
be solved for in an essentially non-algebraic way. "
So is there another way to use mathematica to solve, or is it powerless
for this problem?