Subject: seeking help with solving implicit equation
From: Stavros Macrakis
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:24:52 -0500
Maxima always prefers to find exact symbolic solutions. This is a
transcendental equation and has no exact symbolic solutions, so Maxima gives
up (in what sense does it "make Maxima swear at you"?)
So you should take a look at the documentation for numerical solutions,
assuming that when you say "define" e, Re, D, you mean assigning them a
specific numerical value. Try
? find_root
for more information.
-s
On Jan 25, 2008 12:12 PM, Len de Vlaming <ldevlaming at geomatrix.com> wrote:
> 1/sqrt(f) = -2log(e/3.7D + 2.51 / (Re*sqrt(f))In other words, the
> equation is implicit in the friction factor f.
>
How do I properly define the equation and solve for f once I have defined e,
> D, Re? I thought it was as simple as
>