Re: Solve::nsmet
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- Subject: [mg121417] Re: Solve::nsmet
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:15:34 -0400 (EDT)
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Solve returns closed-form solutions to ALGEBRAIC problems. Your problem isn't algebraic and probably doesn't have a closed solution. Bobby On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:18:32 -0500, Diviya Smith <diviya.smith at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am trying to solve this equation using Mathematica but I keep getting > the > following error "Solve::nsmet: This system cannot be solved with the > methods > available to Solve". > > Solve[(p*(1 - e^(-x*(d - p))))/((-d + p) (1 - e^(x*p))) == y, x] > > I have also tried *Reduce* but that does not work either. Any > suggestions, > how I can fix the error? I am new to Mathematica...my apologies if this > is a > very basic question. > > Thanks, > Diviya -- DrMajorBob at yahoo.com
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- From: Diviya Smith <diviya.smith@gmail.com>
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