unwanted Complex result
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- Subject: [mg91589] unwanted Complex result
- From: John Rivers <first10 at btinternet.com>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:18:38 -0400 (EDT)
Solve[ (Sqrt[speed ^ 2 - windx ^ 2] + windy) / a speed ^ 2 + b speed + c == distance / height , speed] this works but returns 4 solutions that all return complex numbers I need a real number how do I: - convert a complex result into real number or - solve the equation to give only real numbers
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