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Re: solve help
Posted:
Jun 22, 2013 8:53 PM
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>> What value of 't' you think will make exp(sin(t)) zero?
>> sin(t) is between -1 and +1. So, just plot exp() between these
>> 2 values and you'll see it is not zero.
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>> You have to go to -infinity and beyond to have any luck of
>> making exp() in the limit go to zero.
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>> --Nasser
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> I am using the solve function to solve the equation ft for t
>
> clc, clear;
> syms t ft
> ft = exp(sin(t));
> solve(ft,t)
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> However, the result of this ^^^ is as follows:
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> Warning: Explicit solution could not be found.
>> In solve at 179
> ans =
> [ empty sym ]
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> I don't want to solve the equation for a value, but a variable.
>I want the equation t with respect to ft. Is this any clearer now?
>
Thank you so much, yes, much more clear now.
But the answer is still the same I am afraid. Please re-read what
I wrote earlier.
There is no solution to exp(sin(t))=0, in other words, there is
no 't' which will make exp(sin(t)) zero.
Did you try to plot exp(x) for x=-1..1 ? did you see exp(x)
cross the x-axis anywhere? It does not. So there is no solution,
it is never zero.
--Nasser
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