Re: Explicit solution to Root[]
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- Subject: [mg58449] Re: Explicit solution to Root[]
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 04:07:13 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, England
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Mukhtar Bekkali wrote:
> Here is the code:
>
> \!\(\(Root[\(-2\)\ #1\^3 + 2\ #1\^4 - #1\ Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 + 66\
> #1\^2 +
> 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5 &, 1] - 6\ #1\^2\
> Root[\(-4\) - \
> 3\ #1 + 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5 &,
> 1] + 6\ #1\^3\ Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 +
> 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5 &, 1] - 5\ \
> Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 + 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5
> &, \
> 1]\^2 - 6\ #1\ Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 + 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4
> +
> 216\ #1\^5 &, 1]\^2 + 6\ #1\^2\ Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 +
> 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5 &,
> 1]\^2 - 2\ Root[\(-4\) -
> 3\ #1 + 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 + 216\ #1\^5
> &, 1]\
> \^3 + 2\ #1\ Root[\(-4\) - 3\ #1 + 66\ #1\^2 + 80\ #1\^3 - 108\ #1\^4 +
> 216\ \
> #1\^5 &, 1]\^3 &, 2];\)\)
>
> I would guess it is a number. I applied RootReduce, ToRadicals, N or
> combinations of thereof, however, nothing seem to convert the above
> expression into an explicit number. What command or sequence of
> commands would do the job? Please advise. Thanks,
>
> Mukhtar Bekkali
>
Hi Mukhtar,
Is this what you are looking for (*N* seems to work pretty well)?
In[1]:=
Root[-2*#1^3 + 2*#1^4 -
#1*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1] -
6*#1^2*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1] +
6*#1^3*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1] -
5*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 - 108*#1^4 +
216*#1^5 & , 1]^2 -
6*#1*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1]^2 +
6*#1^2*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1]^2 -
2*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 - 108*#1^4 +
216*#1^5 & , 1]^3 +
2*#1*Root[-4 - 3*#1 + 66*#1^2 + 80*#1^3 -
108*#1^4 + 216*#1^5 & , 1]^3 & , 2]
Out[1]=
Root[-24 + 6*#1 + 51*#1^2 - 40*#1^3 - 54*#1^4 +
54*#1^5 & , 1]
In[2]:=
N[%]
Out[2]=
1.1122081402235109
Best regards,
/J.M.