Re: Solve equation with summation?
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- Subject: [mg123041] Re: Solve equation with summation?
- From: Dana DeLouis <dana.del at gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:28:43 -0500 (EST)
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Hi. A simpler example than Solve for this issue might be to just multiply.
t = Sum[Subscript[a, i]/x, {i, 1, n}]
If you multiply the above by x, then the x should cancel.
However, it still remains unevaluated.
FullSimplify[x*t]
x*Sum[Subscript[a, i]/x, {i, 1, n}]
As a side note, saying that x was not zero didn't help either.
x * Sum[Subscript[a, i]/x, {i, 1, n}, Assumptions -> x != 0]
<unevaluated>
Because if x was zero, then you have Power::Infy
Sum[Subscript[a, i]/0, {i, 1, n}]
Power::infy:Infinite expression 1/0 encountered. >>
ComplexInfinity
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On Nov 18, 6:22 am, Ivan <ive... at gmail.com> wrote:
> For a summation like \sum_{i=1}^n a_i/x = 1,
>
> Solve[Sum[Subscript[a, i], {i, 1, n}]/x == 1, x]
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> gives a correct solution.
>
> However, by putting x into the summation:
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> Solve[Sum[Subscript[a, i]/x, {i, 1, n}] == 1, x]
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> gives an empty set, why?
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