Maxima can't solve expression ...



In this example solveradcan : true helps.

(%i1) display2d : false$
(%i2) solve(x^log(x) = %e), solveradcan : true;
(%o2) [x = %e^-1,x = %e]

Volker van Nek


2012/12/19 Raymond Toy <toy.raymond at gmail.com>:
>>>>>> "Waldemar" == Waldemar  <waldemar4u at gmail.com> writes:
>
>     Waldemar> ... like this:
>     Waldemar> (%i1) display2d : false;
>     Waldemar> (%o1) false
>     Waldemar> (%i2) solve(x^log(x)=%e,x);
>     Waldemar> (%o2) [x^log(x) = %e]
>
>     Waldemar> Is this a bug?
>
> I guess so.  Solve is fairly weak, but you can help it along by taking
> the log of both sides.  Then solve returns solutions.
>
> Ray
>
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