Subject: problem getting all root solutions in maxima
From: Barton Willis
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:38:03 -0600
Yes, this is the right list to send such questions.
The function find_root is a numerical method that finds at most one
root in a given interval. If you know something about where the roots
are located (say graphically), you could apply find_root multiple
times to disjoint intervals to find the remaining roots.
You could also try to use the function solve to determine the roots,
but unless you could solve the equation by hand, it's not all that
likely that solve will be able to find the roots either.
Barton
maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote on 01/11/2010 06:34:41 PM:
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> [Maxima] problem getting all root solutions in maxima
>
> Pedro Ferreira
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> to:
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> maxima
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> 01/12/2010 09:16 AM
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> Sent by:
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> maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
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> Hello, don't know if I'm sending to the right email, anyway here's
> my problem. I'm trying to get all the zeros of a function in a
> certain interval. What I did was:
> find_root(df(x), x, a, b);
> df(x) is my function, a and b the intervals.
> What i get is the x of one of the zeros, but there's more than 1
> zero on that interval, but I'm not seeing how do i get all the x's
> corresponding to all the zeros.
> I think there's some sort of trick where you put a variable in the
> command, and by changing the value(0,1,2,3...) you get all the
> zeros, but I'm not seeing how to do here.
>
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