Re: Numerical solution from Module
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- From: Kevin <kjm at KevinMcCann.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 00:43:43 -0400 (EDT)
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I would put f inside the module as well. Here is my version:
Clear[soln, a, b, c]
soln[a_, b_, c_] := Module[{xsoln, f, x},
f[x_] = a*x^2 + b*x + c;
xsoln = Solve[f[x] == 0, x]; x /. xsoln
]
Try it out:
soln[1,2,3]
output: {-1-I Sqrt[2],-1+I Sqrt[2]}
On 5/9/2014 2:07 AM, Rob Y. H. Chai wrote:
> Hello every one,
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> Here is a simple question. Say I define a function
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> In[14]:= f[x_] := a*x^2 + b*x + c
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> Then I use Module to frame the solution of f[x] ==0
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> In[15]:= soln[a_, b_, c_] := Module[{}, xsoln = Solve[f[x] == 0 , x]; x /.
> xsoln]
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> When I enter numerical values for parameters a, b, and c in the module, f[x]
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> In[11]:= soln[1, -3, 2]
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> Out[11]= {(-b - Sqrt[b^2 - 4 a c])/(2 a), (-b + Sqrt[b^2 - 4 a c])/(2 a)}
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> But I want the module to return a numerical solution as:
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> {{x -> 1}, {x -> 2}}
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> My question is: without bringing f[x] explicitly into the Module function,
> and without redefining f as f[a_,b_,c_][x] := a*x^2+b*x+c, how can I get the
> module to return a numerical solution?
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> Thanks - Rob Chai
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