RE: Variable Assignment
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg14010] RE: [mg14007] Variable Assignment
- From: Daniel CLEMENT <dclement at mail.cpod.fr>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 02:57:52 -0400
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
The result is a replacement rule for the variable x. If you want to use it, you need the ReplaceAll instruction or its abridged form '/.' (note the dot): In[1]:= FindRoot[Exp[x] == x^2, {x, -0.5}] Out[1]= {x --> -0.703467} In[2]:= a=x /. % Out[2]= -0.703467 In[3]:= a Out[3]= -0.703467 Daniel CLEMENT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: wax [SMTP:wax at waxer.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 1998, 8:45:09 > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Subject: [mg14007] Variable Assignment > > FindRoot[Exp[x] == x^2, {x, -0.5}] > > {x --> -0.703467} > > How do I assign the result [-0.7033467] to a variable? > > > ----- End Of Original Message -----