solve (sin(x) = cos(x),x)

• Subject: solve (sin(x) = cos(x),x)
• From: Leo Butler
• Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 14:54:13 +0100 (BST)

On Sat, 3 Apr 2010, Enrico H?rtel wrote:

< Dear all,
< 
< I am trying to solve the following equation using Maxima 5.20.1:
< 
< solve (sin(x) = cos(x),x)
< 
< The result shown is [sin(x) = cos(x)]
< 
< I tried to figure out how get an explicit solution for x. There is a document 
< [1] pretending that Maxima is not capable to do this. Are they right?
< 
 
Try:

load(to_poly_solver);
to_poly_solve(sin(x)=cos(x),x);

Leo
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