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Re: Solve and Piecewise Functions

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  • Subject: [mg76425] Re: [mg76392] Solve and Piecewise Functions
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
  • Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 02:44:32 -0400 (EDT)
  • Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net

Use Reduce rather than Solve.

g=Piecewise[{{0,x<0},{2 x-x^2,0<=x<4},{16 x-x^2,x>=4}}];

h=x-2;

Reduce[g>=h,x]

x < 0 || 4 <= x <= (1/2)*(15 + Sqrt[233]) || 0 <= x <= 2


Bob Hanlon

---- Michael Madrid <mfmadrid at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I was hoping something like this:
>   
>   
>   Clear["*"]
>   g=Piecewise[{{0,x<0},{2 x-x^2,0<=x<4},{16 x-x^2,x=C2=B34}}]
>   h=x-2;
>   Solve[g=C5=A0h,x]
>   
>   
>   would give me a meaningful answer.  But all I get is this:
>   
>   
>   Solve[\[Piecewise]{
>   {0, x<0},
>   {2 x-x2, 0=C2=A3x<4},
>   {16 x-x2, x=C2=B34}
>   }=C5=A0-2+x,x]
>   
>   Any thoughts on how to do this?
>



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