Re: Solutions of an equation under complex form
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- Subject: [mg54529] Re: [mg54478] Solutions of an equation under complex form
- From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:24:00 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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In such situations, ComplexExpand is your friend! Thus: Solve [x^2 + x + 1 == 0, x] ComplexExpand[x /. %] // InputForm {-(1/2) - (I*Sqrt[3])/2, -(1/2) + (I*Sqrt[3])/2} Michaël Monerau wrote: > Hello, > > I'm running into a little problem under Mathematica 5.0 but I'm sure > people here will just take it as "too easy", but, well :) I just want > the solutions of the equation : > > x^2 + x + 1 == 0 > > under their complex form. > > So, I type : > > Solve [x^2 + x + 1 == 0, x] > > But I unfortunately get : > { { {x -> -(-1)^(1/3) }, { x -> (-1)^(2/3) } } } > > And I'd prefer to obtain the more "readable" form : > -1/2 + I*1/2*Sqrt[3], -1/2 - I*1/2*Sqrt[3] > > that I would get under another system for instance. What special function > should I call to get this form under Mathematica ? > > Thanks for any help -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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- From: Michaël Monerau <mmonerau@gmail.com>
- Solutions of an equation under complex form