Re: ?
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- Subject: [mg120799] Re: ?
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:10:16 -0400 (EDT)
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x /. FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}]
-9.
(if x had no value)
or
Clear[x]
x /. FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}]
-9.
(if x already had a value)
or
x = FindRoot[x + 9, {x, -5}][[1, -1]]
-9.
Bobby
On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:47:21 -0500, David Kirkby <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
wrote:
> The output of FindRoot[] when trying to find a root is like:
>
> {x -> 0.49454545}
>
> How can I convert that list, into the number 0.49454545?
>
> In[1]:= FindRoot[x+9,{x,-5}]
>
> Out[1]= {x -> -9.}
>
> In[2]:= Head[%]
>
> Out[2]= List
>
> I can't seem to find any "normal" operations on the list which give me
> the number.
>
> Dave
>
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- References:
- How do I get a numeric value from FindRoot[] ?
- From: David Kirkby <david.kirkby@onetel.net>
- How do I get a numeric value from FindRoot[] ?