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From: "Volker Loose" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 4:53 PM
Subject: selecting one of two solutions of a quadratic equation
> Hello Derivers,
>
> is it possible to select one of two solutions of a
> quadratic equation?
> Example: With L:=solve(x^2-4x-12=0,x) I get
> L=(x=6 v x= - 2).
> With sub 1 I get the first element of a vector. I'm
> looking for something like that in this context.
>
>
> Meanwhile I found out LHS and RHS does what I
> want: LHS(L)=(x=6).
With
RHS(LHS(SOLVE(x^2 - 4·x - 12 = 0, x)))
you get directly the first solution: 6
And with
RHS(RHS(SOLVE(x^2 - 4·x - 12 = 0, x)))
the second one: -2
Saludos,
Ignacio Larrosa Caņestro
A Coruņa (Espaņa)
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