Re: Tracing
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- Subject: [mg6677] Re: [mg6612] Tracing
- From: Richard Finley <trfin at fiona.umsmed.edu>
- Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 09:15:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Ivan
There are several ways to do what you want. To find the points of
intersection use:
In[1]:= Solve[Sqrt[x]==Abs[x],x]
This will give the result x=0 and x=1 which is correct. You could also use
FindRoot. To plot the functions and see where they intersect the following
command will do the trick:
In[2]:= Plot[{Sqrt[x],Abs[x]},{x,0,2}]
This of course is a very simple example. For more complicated equations
where the answer is not so obvious you have to be more diligent and creative.
RF
At 11:07 PM 4/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Folks,
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>I just got Mathematica 3.0 for the Macintosh student version(2 plus
>months).
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>I want to do something that should be available in this powerful
>program.
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>I want to trace a 2D graph to recheck if my manual math was correct.
>Items such as intercept points and such.
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>I got the users manual(thick book) and such but there is not much
>information other than manually tracing using the cmd-click on the graph
>to hopefully get the about right information(not).
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>I also have a TI-85 which does this real fine. My Graphing Caluculator
>that was included with the Macintosh does real good(not exact).
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>Here is the thing I want to know:
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>I have a graph of sqrt[x], and abs[x]
>I want to know graphicly and by hard math what the intercept point are.
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>I want to know the two point exactly where they intercept at. How do I
>do the math through mathemathica 3.0 and show graphicly where they are.
>If Mathemathica 3.0 does not do this please let me know.
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>Note: I am not taking any math classes yet I will be in about a week. I
>am just rying to brush up on my math before I start up again.
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>Please send information to my email address listed below
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>Thanks in advance!
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>Sincerely,
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>Ivan G. Burch II aka enforcer
>at email address:
>"ivanb at hula.net"
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