Package: maxima Version: 5.21.1-2 Severity: wishlist Tags: upstream When I try using the command solve to solve for a certain variable in a 4th order equation, it can't do it. However If I give it some help and square both sides of the equation then it is able to do it. Here is the procedure:
eq1 : w = w0 * sqrt( 1 + ( z / ( %pi * w0^2 / %lambda ) )^2 ); solve( eq1 , w0 ); ...This leads to a useless answer eq2 : eq1^2; solve( eq2 , w0 ); ...Solves the equation just fine displaying its 4 roots. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages maxima depends on: ii gnuplot-x11 4.4.0-1 A command-line driven interactive ii libc6 2.11.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgmp3c2 2:4.3.2+dfsg-1 Multiprecision arithmetic library ii libreadline6 6.1-3 GNU readline and history libraries ii libx11-6 2:1.3.3-3 X11 client-side library ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime Versions of packages maxima recommends: ii gv 1:3.7.1-1 PostScript and PDF viewer for X pn maxima-emacs <none> (no description available) ii maxima-share 5.21.1-2 A computer algebra system -- extra Versions of packages maxima suggests: ii maxima-doc 5.21.1-2 A computer algebra system -- docum pn texmacs <none> (no description available) ii tk8.4 [wish] 8.4.19-4 Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.4 - ii tk8.5 [wish] 8.5.8-1 Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.5 - -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
