On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:07, Richard Fateman <fateman at cs.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> solve(f,x);
...> %,rectform;
> %,numer;
Careful! As a general rule, if you want a numeric solution, you
should use a numeric method, not convert a symbolic result to a
numeric one. More cases will be covered (e.g. high-degree irreducible
polynomials), you'll get the answer faster, and it will be more
accurate.
-s