Re: ti-85 solver problem


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Re: ti-85 solver problem



For the equation 1/x=0.25
x=4
not 0.25
One would hope they would get the right answer, or at least know the
answer is wrong.  This is exactly why people shouldn't rely on their
calculator, but instead, their brain.

On Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:47:12 -0600, GARY WARDALL
<gwardall@LAKEFIELD.NET> wrote:

>Try:
>
>Solver(1/x=.25,x,2,{.0001,100})  [ENTER]
>x [ENTER]
>
>I got and you should get .25
>
>
>Good Luck
>
>Gary Wardall
>
>
>
>
>
>>In article <6f064m$9fd$1@news.ncal.verio.com>,
>>wnc@idontwantnospam.wco.com says...
>>>
>>>Hi, i've had the ti-85 for quite a long time, and recently i ran into a
>>>solver problem. using the built in solver (the interactive one, not the
>>>command line Solver()) I entered 1/x=0.25, and it cannot find the
>>>solution, i reset the calc, same thing, i put it in (1/x)=0.25, i did
>>>x^-1=0.25, but it doesn't work. If i use the command line of
>>>Solver(1/x=0.25,x,9) it makes x=4 correctly. I have ROM ver 9, i tried
>>on
>>>a calc with ver 10 with no programs or anything same deal, even
>>limiting
>>>the range didn't seem to help much. the command line solver finds it
>>very
>>>quickly. Does anyone have a solution for this? (or a workaround)
>>>
>>>any info appreciated
>>>
>>>wnc@wco.com
>>>
>>>--
>>For some reason this seems to work ... introduce another variable.
>>Try (in interactive solver) z=x^-1-.25  then press enter and set z-0,
>>highlite x and press solve



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