"Jordi Guti?rrez Hermoso" <jordigh at gmail.com> wrote on 11/13/2008 10:12:15
AM:
> Thank you for the code! Now, is there a reason why it can't be put
> into solve() itself instead of a separate function?
The only thing stopping this is ambition. I've done some work on a new
version that adds new features (solve some trigonometric equation, ...)
There is still a great deal of work to be done; see
http://www.unk.edu/uploadedFiles/facstaff/profiles/willisb/solve-talk(3).pdf
There is an optional package "solver" that you might like to try; I don't
know much
about it, but as far as I know, it will not solve your equation:
(%i7) load(solver)$
(%i8) Solver([sqrt(x-1) = x-3],[x]);(
(%o8) [[[-x+sqrt(x-1)+3]]]
Thanks for your interest in to_poly_solve.
Barton