Subject: Easy Problem. Can this be done in Maxima?
From: Barton Willis
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:05:19 -0600
(%i57) load(to_poly_solver)$
(%i58) nicedummies(to_poly_solve((3/7)^(4*x-5)*(7/3)^(2*x-7)=1,x));
(%o58) %union([x=(2*%i*%pi*%z0+log(9/49))/(log(49)-log(9))])
(%i59) subst(%z0=0,%);
(%o59) %union([x=log(9/49)/(log(49)-log(9))])
(%i60) radcan(logcontract(%));
(%o60) %union([x=-1])
If solve means solve over the reals, then the solution set is {x = -1}.
Barton
maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote on 11/15/2009 03:41:41 PM:
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> [Maxima] Easy Problem. Can this be done in Maxima?
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> Richard Hennessy
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> 11/15/2009 03:43 PM
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> maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
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> Hi List,
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> I recently took a placement test with this problem in it. It was
> very easy to solve but after getting home I suspected Maxima could
> not do it. At least not directly.
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> (%i1) solve((3/7)^(4*x-5)*(7/3)^(2*x-7)=1,x);
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> (%o1) [3^(2*x+2) = 7^(2*x+2)]
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> Is there an easy way Maxima can do it? The answer is -1.
>
> Rich
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