how to calculate "a" from this equation?



>>>>> "Antonio" == Antonio Lapira <antoniolapira at yahoo.it> writes:

    Antonio> if I enter: y=a^2+a/3;
    Antonio> then how can I see the formula a= ...... ?
    Antonio> (not the result, but the formula)

(%i1) e:solve(y=a^2+a/3,a);
(%o1) [a = -(sqrt(36*y+1)+1)/6,a = (sqrt(36*y+1)-1)/6]
(%i2) e[1];
(%o2) a = -(sqrt(36*y+1)+1)/6


Ray