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  • Subject: [mg120799] Re: ?
  • From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:10:16 -0400 (EDT)
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x /. FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}]

-9.

(if x had no value)

or

Clear[x]
x /. FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}]

-9.

(if x already had a value)

or

x = FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}][[1, -1]]

-9.

Bobby

On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:47:21 -0500, David Kirkby <david.kirkby at onetel.net>  
wrote:

> The output of FindRoot[] when trying to find a root is like:
>
> {x -> 0.49454545}
>
> How can I convert that list, into the number 0.49454545?
>
> In[1]:= FindRoot[x+9,{x,-5}]
>
> Out[1]= {x -> -9.}
>
> In[2]:= Head[%]
>
> Out[2]= List
>
> I can't seem to find any "normal" operations on the list which give me
> the number.
>
> Dave
>


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