Re: Problem with Solve and NSolve
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- Subject: [mg122517] Re: Problem with Solve and NSolve
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:25:42 -0500 (EST)
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On 29 Oct 2011, at 13:10, Daniel Lichtblau wrote: > W|A is (probably) using FindRoot in clever ways. You can get solutions > in a similar manner. Wolfram Alpha certainly uses Reduce (or Solve) to solve non-algebraic equations, e.g. try WolframAlpha["Solve[x Exp[x] == 2 Sin[x]&&Abs[x]<=10,x]"] in Mathematica (or directly in a browser). It will show real roots only but if you ask for more you also get the complex ones. If you do not give a bounding condition it will choose one by itself WolframAlpha["Solve[x Exp[x] == 2 Sin[x],x]"] and asssume that you want only real roots. I don't see any evidence that it "is using FindRoot in clever ways". Andrzej Kozlowski
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- Problem with Solve and NSolve
- From: "V. Williams" <gvicente@gmail.com>
- Re: Problem with Solve and NSolve
- From: Daniel Lichtblau <danl@wolfram.com>
- Problem with Solve and NSolve