Solution of "borderline" eqs. in Mathematica, Maple, and Maxima (was "linsolve")
Subject: Solution of "borderline" eqs. in Mathematica, Maple, and Maxima (was "linsolve")
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:36:28 -0700
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> Well "any value of x" would be incorrect also since the original
> equation was x/x=1. I would say that the answer [] is wrong.
Unless the command turns off the simplifier (usually a bad idea) then the
command does not ever see x/x. It sees 1, which is the simplified form of
x/x. Tracing Solver should show no difference between calling it with 1=1
or x/x=1.
RJF