Re: solve(x+1.5=0,x),keepfloat => x=-3/2
RJF:
> Calling this a bug is kind of understating the case.
> ... If you prefer to keep your question as a floating-point
> question, then, oddly enough, you have to be much more
> precise about what you are asking.
Yes, I agree that blindly carrying through floating-point numbers does
not necessarily give a useful or accurate answer. However, Maxima will
happily do that in many other equally numerically questionable cases.