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Andres Cimmarusti <acimmaru...@gmail.com> writes: > 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 > > > > > > -- Camm Maguire c...@maguirefamily.org ========================================================================== "The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." -- Baha'u'llah -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
