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Re: How to remove duplicate solutions (Solve)?

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  • Subject: [mg91801] Re: How to remove duplicate solutions (Solve)?
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
  • Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 05:03:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Peng Yu wrote:

> Solve[(x - 1)^2 == 0, x]
> 
> The above code would give me the solution
> {{x -> 1}, {x -> 1}}
> 
> But one is a duplicate of the other. I'm wondering how to only produce

The online help reads, "When a particular root has multiplicity greater 
than one, Solve gives several copies of the corresponding solution."

> the unique solutions.

You could use *Union[]*.

   In[1]:= Solve[(x - 1)^2 == 0, x] // Union

   Out[1]= {{x -> 1}}

Regards,
-- Jean-Marc


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