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Reducing exponential inequalities fails
I am quite stumped by this problem :
Reduce[ N^(x-y) <1 && N > 0 , x, Reals]
gives the expected result
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Differentiating with respect to vectors of unspecified length
Given a function defined by
f[x_,y_] := Sum[ x[[i]] (g[y[[i]]] - g[Total[y]] - Log[x[[i]]]), {i, 1, Length[x]}]
I can easily calculate the derivative for a fixed ...
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Efficient code for solve this equation
We have know $a*b*c=-1$, $\frac{a^2}{c}+\frac{b}{c^2}=1$, $a^2 b+a c^2+b^2 c=t$,
What's the value of $a^5 c+a b^5+b c^5$?
I tried
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Symbolic derivative of $n$-term product
I want to determine the relationship that must exist between the $x_i$ and $y_i$ such that
$$
\frac{\partial}{\partial\theta} \prod_{i=1}^n \frac{f(x_i,\theta)}{f(y_i,\theta)} = 0,
$$
where
$$
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1answer
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What properties make this equation difficult to symbolically solve?
I tried to solve the following equation with Mathematica's solve:
Solve[K*(2*Tan[L/2*Sqrt[P/(EI)]]-L*Sqrt[P/(EI)])+4*P*Sqrt[P/(EI)] == 0, P]
It gave the ...
2
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1answer
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How can I solve an exponential inequality in Mathematica?
I would like to solve the equation:
A Exp[m t + s Sqrt[t] x - 1/2 s^2 t] >= K
with respect to x (which is in the exponent) ...
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4answers
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How to get exact roots of this polynomial?
The equation $$ 64x^7 -112x^5 -8x^4 +56x^3 +8x^2 -7x - 1 = 0 $$
has seven solutions $x = 1$, $x = -\dfrac{1}{2}$ and $x = \cos \dfrac{2n\pi}{11}$, where $n$ runs from $1$ to $5$. With ...
5
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4answers
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How to find the sum all even numbers of this sequence?
I have a sequence $(u_{n})$
$$u_1= 1, \quad u_2 = 2, \quad u_3 = 3, \quad u_{n}= -u_{n-3} + 3u _{n-2} +2 u_{n-1}, \quad \forall n \geqslant 4.$$
I want to list the first $20$ terms of this sequence ...
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Industrial Level Applications. Recipe for mixed notation of equations set
I am working with large (linear) equations set within Mathematica in numerical notation. For example, set from 4056 eq. is solved for a second, no more. There is no doubt, result is great. But even ...
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2answers
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How do I work with Root objects?
I want to solve the trigonometric equation :
$$(3-\cos 4x )\cdot (\sin x - \cos x ) = 2.$$
I tried
Solve[(3 - Cos[4*x])*(Sin[x] - Cos[x]) == 2, x]
It returns the ...
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3answers
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How to solve an overdetermined system in Mathematica
I would like to understand the reasons and find a way to avoid such behaviour of the Solve function in Mathematica 8.
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2
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1answer
216 views
Reduce/Solve an equation with symbols in powers
I am trying to solve the following equation with respect to x.
eqn = x^z + y == a;
But when I do
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2
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2answers
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How to find solutions that yield of root of unity?
I have a polynomial with coefficients that are integer polynomials in another (complex) variable. For example:
1 + (1 - v^2) #1 + (-3 - v^2) #1^2 + #1^3 &
I ...
