Re: Re: New user: Abs[] problem
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- Subject: [mg50100] Re: Re: [mg50079] New user: Abs[] problem
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 03:14:26 -0400 (EDT)
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You get a complete result with Reduce
eqn=x+1-Abs[2x-4]+Abs[5-x]==0;
Reduce[eqn,x]
x == -1 || Re[x] >= 5 && Im[x] == 0
Reduce[eqn,x, Reals]
x == -1 || x >= 5
Plot[x+1-Abs[2x-4]+Abs[5-x],{x,-2,8}, PlotRange->All,
PlotStyle->RGBColor[1, 0, 0]];
Bob Hanlon
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> From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2004/08/14 Sat AM 09:54:33 EDT
> To: <Edson.Brusque at smc.vnet.net>, <mathgroup at smc.vnet.net>
> Subject: [mg50100] Re: [mg50079] New user: Abs[] problem
>
> eqn=x+1-Abs[2x-4]+Abs[5-x]==0;
>
> FindRoot[eqn,{x,2}]
>
> {x -> 5.}
>
> eqn /. %
>
> True
>
>
> Bob Hanlon
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> >
> > From: Edson.Brusque at smc.vnet.net
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> > Date: 2004/08/14 Sat AM 01:50:33 EDT
> > To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> > Subject: [mg50100] [mg50079] New user: Abs[] problem
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm starting Electrical Engineering and using Mathematica for
> > helping me in Calculus e Algebra studies.
> >
> > I'm trying to solve this equation on Mathematica:
> > x + 1 - |2x - 4| + |5 - x| = 0
> >
> > on the Math* notebook I'm typing:
> > Solve[x + 1 - Abs[2x - 4] + Abs[5 - x] == 0,x]
> >
> > but only got an empty output: {{}}
> >
> > Someone please can help me get Math* to solve this?
> >
> > Thank you very much,
> >
> > Edson Brusque
> >
> >
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