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Solve[(-f0 \[Pi]^2 wi^4 + \[Pi]^2 wi^4 z + f0^2 z \[Lambda]^2)/(
   f0 wi Sqrt[((z^2 + (\[Pi]^2 wi^4 (f0 - z)^2)/(
       f0^2 \[Lambda]^2)) \[Lambda]^2)/wi^2]) == 0 && z > 0 && 
  wi > 0 && f0 > 0, z, Reals]

This returns a conditional expression with the same assumptions that I have provided:

{{z -> ConditionalExpression[(
    f0 \[Pi]^2 wi^4)/(\[Pi]^2 wi^4 + f0^2 \[Lambda]^2), 
    wi > 0 && f0 > 0]}}

I know that I can simplify my conditional expression using some assumptions to get rid of this conditional expression wrapper, but this feels inelegant to me because it's not seeing the assumptions that I gave it in Solve[].

How do I get Mathematica to recognize the assumptions I gave it in Solve[]?

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  • $\begingroup$ Oddly, Assuming[wi>0, Solve[...]] gets rid of the wi>0 in the conditional, but Assuming[wi>0 && f0>0, Solve[...]] doesn't get rid of the f0>0 $\endgroup$
    – Bill
    Commented Jul 8, 2021 at 20:43

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The use of a new option Assumptions for Solve does the job:

Solve[(-f0 \[Pi]^2 wi^4 + \[Pi]^2 wi^4 z + 
f0^2 z \[Lambda]^2)/(f0 wi Sqrt[((z^2 + (\[Pi]^2 wi^4 (f0 - 
z)^2)/(f0^2 \[Lambda]^2)) \[Lambda]^2)/wi^2]) == 0 &&
z > 0, z, Reals, Assumptions -> wi > 0 && f0 > 0]

{{z -> (f0 \[Pi]^2 wi^4)/(\[Pi]^2 wi^4 + f0^2 \[Lambda]^2)}}

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