Re: Find a single solution to a system of equations
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg121944] Re: Find a single solution to a system of equations
- From: "jamievicary at NgOmSaPiAlM.com" <jamievicary at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 04:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@mail-archive0.wolfram.com
- References: <j6e648$kd6$1@smc.vnet.net> <j6h32h$6vd$1@smc.vnet.net>
> There is a trick in [1] (by Peter Valko). > Replace b by a constant not related to your problem, apply FindInstance > and substitute the chosen constant with b: > > In[1]:= FindInstance[{a == b} /. b -> Catalan, a] /. Catalan -> b > Out[1]= {{a->b}} Beautiful! Thanks Peter. But shouldn't Mathematica be able to do this natively??