As I try to run the following commands, the result is
(C1) Solve((a^2+1)*x^2+a*x+a=0,x);
quotient is not exact
-- an error. Quitting. To debug this try DEBUGMODE(TRUE);)
(C2) Solve((a^2+1)*x^2+a*x+a^2=0,x);
(Solves OK)
(C3) Solve((a^2+1)*x^2+a^2*x+a^2=0,x);
quotient is not exact
-- an error. Quitting. To debug this try DEBUGMODE(TRUE);)
(C4) Solve((a^3+1)*x^2+a^2*x+1=0,x);
Quotient by a polynomial of higher degree
-- an error. Quitting. To debug this try DEBUGMODE(TRUE);)
(C5) Solve((a^2+1)*x^2+a*x+a^5=0,x);
(Solves OK)
(C6) Solve((a^2+1)*x^2+a^3*x+1=0,x);
And the last one hangs maxima, I have to use ^C to get back.
Can someone please tell me what's going on?
I'm using
maxima_5.6-12.deb
jt@Bachue:~$ uname -a
Linux Bachue 2.4.8 #11 Sun Sep 23 11:23:51 COT 2001 i686 unknown
on a Dell Dimension 8100.
I run the rtest*.mac and all went fine.
Jurgen