Solving Equations
This worksheet contains various commented examples that demonstrate the Maple powerful equation solver, solve.
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An Introduction to the solve Command
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The first example, which is the canonical example for this algorithm, is the following:
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The difficulty here lies on and x, and also on and y, for which an unknown a and b cannot be related together in a polynomial form.
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The same equation, even when and are replaced by arbitrary functions, can still be solved in terms of the inverses of these arbitrary functions.
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Solving gives
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Carefully Solving Equations
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These problems require the correct treatment of trigonometrics and exponentials, because the determinant is zero and no solutions exist.
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Equations and Inequalities Involving Exponentials, Logarithms, and Powers
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The following examples involve exponentials or logarithms (where the answer can be expressed as rational expressions), and the use of the LambertW function. For example,;
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The following problem stems from an exponential data fit.
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Here are some examples of exponentials mixed in inequalities.
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You can also solve equations involving powers.
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abs, signum, and csgn
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Some of these examples may cause ranges to be returned.
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The following example is verified for six different intervals in x.
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Linear Programming and Simplex Problems
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Other Modes of Solving
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Special Functions
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Trigonometric Functions
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This particular problem describes the positioning of a simple two-part robot arm. The answer is a little concentrated and has a degree-2 algebraic function.
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This problem was posed by H. Melenk.
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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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The following examples involve inverse trigonometrics, and some were originally proposed by H. Melenk.
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Equations Requiring Branch Selection
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The following examples require branch selection and generally involve ln, radicals, LambertW, inverse trig, and so on.
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Equations Requiring Expansion of Linear Operators
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The rational solution is found. (Other solutions cannot be expressed in closed form.)
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Mixtures of Exponentials, Trigonometrics, and Radicals
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The following examples involve solving equations with mixtures of exponential, trigonometrics, radicals, and so on.
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Warning, solutions may have been lost
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For more information, see the solve help page. See also the help pages on LambertW and on ln.
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