Re: Simple Concept I can't figure out! Making rules?
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- Subject: [mg38080] Re: Simple Concept I can't figure out! Making rules?
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 04:28:51 -0500 (EST)
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Stan,
We have
fullsolution = Solve[{x + y == 2, x^2 + y^2 == 10}, {x, y}]
{{x -> -1, y -> 3}, {x -> 3, y -> -1}}
The full solution contains two answers {x->-1,y->3} and {x->3,y->-1}
This lets us state the full solution in a way that relates to the variables
and also lets us do things like
a x + b y /. solution
{-a + 3 b, 3 a - b}
Which gives the results of substituting using each of the two answers.
With your example
fullsolution = N[Solve[2 x - 1 == 0, x]]
{{x -> 0.5}}
We can get
answer = x /. fullsolution[[1]]
0.5
answer
0.5
--
Allan
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"Stan" <snarten at runbox.com> wrote in message
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> Even though it's frowned upon by the engineering college, i use
> mathematica a lot of the stuff that would take pages of code in
> another system. I have most basic functions and operations down, but I am
> lacking one basic thing I need to do to be able to program more
> problems successfully:
>
> here is my problem:
>
> Lets say you solve an equation using "Solve"
>
> Solve[2x - 1 == 0, x] // N
>
> {{x -> 0.5}}
>
> How would I then use the result of "Solve" (0.5) and assign it to a
> new variable, like "answer" for further calculations?
>
> I think it has something to do with /. and -> rules of some sort, but
> I can't get this simple concept to work!
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> -Stan
>