Hi Barton,
this is pretty cool. Did you write a documentation?
Volker
Barton Willis schrieb:
> Newer version of to_poly_solver:
>
> (%i39) load("to_poly_solver")$
> (%i40) algexact : true$
>
> (%i41) to_poly_solve(5*x^(1/5)-3*x^2=0,x, 'simpfuncs = ['rectform,
> 'radcan]);
>
> (%o41) %union([x = 0],[x = 5^(5/9)/3^(5/9)])
>
> Barton
>
> -----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>
>
>> To: Maximilian Kreuter <maxx at 2097.com>, Maxima at math.utexas.edu
>> From: Volker van Nek <volkervannek at googlemail.com>
>> Sent by: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
>> Date: 05/14/2009 03:37PM
>> Subject: Re: [Maxima] problem solving functions
>>
>> Maybe you are looking for
>>
>> (%i1) load(topoly_solver);
>> (%o1)
>>
>> C:/PROGRA~1/MAXIMA~2.1/share/maxima/5.18.1/share/contrib/topoly_solver.mac
>> (%i2) to_poly_solve(5*x^(1/5)-3*x^2=0,x);
>> (%o2) [[x = 0], [x = 1.328156650911546]]
>>
>> HTH
>> Volker van Nek
>>
>>
>> Maximilian Kreuter schrieb:
>>
>>> If I try solving functions with fractional exponents I get results
>>> containing a variable again...
>>>
>>> e.g: solve(5*x^(1/5)-3*x^2=0,x);
>>>
>>> -> [x=-(sqrt(5)*x^(1/10))/sqrt(3),x=(sqrt(5)*x^(1/10))/sqrt(3)]
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Maxx
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