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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