solving equations



On 5/21/07, Jorge Barros de Abreu <ficmatin01 at solar.com.br> wrote:
>
> eq1:F=ME*a;
> eq2:a=v^2/XCM;
>
> ????How to make for maxima return to me this
> F=ME*v^2/XCM
> without to make a explicit replacement
> ?????
>

Another way:

   sol: solve([eq1,eq2],[F,a]) =>
          [[F = v^2*ME/XCM,a = v^2/XCM]]
    sol[1][1] => F = v^2*ME/XCM

You must solve for both F and a because they are both variables, not
parameters.

            -s