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Re: nonlinear equation

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  • Subject: [mg40792] Re: [mg40766] nonlinear equation
  • From: Ferdinand <ferdinand.cap at eunet.at>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 03:36:59 -0400 (EDT)
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You may use  NSolve.
see Mathematical methods in Physics and Engineering with Mathematica
crcpress,    ISBN 1584884029

pflores at dem.uminho.pt wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Can you help me how to solve a nonlinear equation given by:
>
> x = a*y*ln(b) - a*y*ln(y) + a*y
>
> where a and b are constant parameters.
> I know the inital value of x0 and I want to know the value of y.
>
> Can I use Newton's method? How?
>
> Regards,
> PF
>
>



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