On Sunday 08 June 2003 20:52, Stavros Macrakis wrote:
> > KEEPFLOAT: true;
> > solve(x+1.5=0,x);
> > in Maxima 5.9.0 gives
> > RAT replaced 1.5 by 3//2 = 1.5
> > 3
> > [x = - -]
> > 2
> >
> > Why doesn't KEEPFLOAT:true keep floating point numbers from
> > being converted to rational numbers?
>
> This is a bug. Please report it in the sourceforge bug list
> (https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=4933&atid=104933). It is
> also a documentation bug that describe("solve") doesn't mention the fact
> that it converts to rationals.
I just reported the documentation bug and also reported a wish for SOLVE to
support floating point values. BTW, this issue also affects other commands
like EIGENVALUES that use SOLVE internally.
Felix
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