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Re: Re: Getting rid of the symbol -> after finding the root

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  • Subject: [mg39342] Re: [mg39326] Re: Getting rid of the symbol -> after finding the root
  • From: "Y.A.Tesiram" <yas at pcomm.hfi.unimelb.edu.au>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 03:51:48 -0500 (EST)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi,
ReplaceAll will help.

e.g.

ans = FindRoot[Exp[x]==x^2, {x, -0.5}]
{x -> -0.703467}

x /. ans
-0.703467

OR

ReplaceAll[x,ans]
-0.703467

Yas


On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Mostaghel, Naser  wrote:

>
> Dear Friends,
> I need to use the root of a simple equation in subsequent operations.
> After extracting the root, it comes in the form ->root.  I have not been
> able to get rid of the symbol -> .
>
> Can someone help?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Naser Mostaghel
> Professor, Civil Engineering
> T: (419) 530-8131
> F: (419) 530-8116
> E: nmostag at utnet.utoledo.edu
>
>
>
>



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