See the user documentation for solveexplicit.
I suspect that your equation doesn't have a solution using
functions that Maxima knows about. I think you'll need to
use a numerical method, not an exact solution.
--Barton
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>To:?maxima at math.utexas.edu
>From:?Julien?Martin?<balteo at gmail.com>
>Sent?by:?maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
>Date:?08/01/2010?08:06AM
>Subject:?[Maxima]?Problem?using?solve...
>
>Hello,I?am?trying?to?solve?the?following?equation?using?Maxima:
>eq:(m_plus*(S/SS)^m_plus*(SS-E))/S=1
>Using?the?following?command:
>solve([eq],?[SS]);
>
>I?get?a?solution?that?itself?contains?SS!!?i.e.
>SS=(m_plus*E*(S/SS)^m_plus+S)/(m_plus*(S/SS)^m_plus)
>What?I?am?getting?wrong?
>
>Thanks?in?advance,
>Julien.
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