mathematica gives strange result
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- Subject: [mg111245] mathematica gives strange result
- From: SNC <snc at irc.pl>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:57:23 -0400 (EDT)
Im trying to find a solution to equation DSolve[-y''[x] + ((Csc[x])^2)*y[x] == y[x]/4, y[x], x] but mathematica gives me some strange result with expresion (-1+cos^2(x))^(1/4) in it. Why is that and how should i interpretate this?