arguments
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg5117] arguments
- From: Guy Delamarter <delamart at holly.pas.rochester.edu>
- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 22:04:32 -0500
- Organization: University of Rochester Computing Center
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I am using FindRoot to solve a system of nonlinear algebraic
equations. The number of equations and variables depends upon a
number input at the beginning of the notebook. Since the equations
are specified to FindRoot in a single list, there is no problem adding
more equations to the system - just append them to the initial list of
equations. However, I am not clear on how one adds new variables that
FindRoot is to solve for. This is because they must each be given as
separate arguments. For context:
FindRoot[{eqtn1,eqtn2,...},{var1,guess},{var2,guess},...]
As you can see, I may not simply build a list of variables dynamically
and hand it to FindRoot because a list is a _single_ entity or
argument. FindRoot requires a sequence of arguments (multiple
entities) to specify the variables.
Ideally I would like a way to have a list be interpreted as a sequence
of arguments - but I have found no clear way to do this in the book
and I am wondering if it may not be possible.
Does anyone have a way to do this kind of thing? Or am I just being
foolish and there are better ways to specify the problem and solution
in Mathematica?
Thanks in advance,
Guy Delamarter
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