Re: ti-85 solver problem
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Re: ti-85 solver problem
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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