Re: ti-85 solver problem
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Re: ti-85 solver problem
Watch it there, or I'll give you extra homework!
On Tue, 24 Mar 1998 15:29:42 -0500, Chris A Brainerd
<dj_ramen@JUNO.COM> wrote:
>You sound like my teacher
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>On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 06:24:28 GMT Tram <tram@HUMBOLDT10.COM> writes:
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>tram@humboldt10.com
>>Remove the 0 from address to reply.
>>
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