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September 1, 2010
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Solving a multi-var equation of matrices

  • September 1, 2010
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I am trying to get a matrix of numeric answers for a single variable in a multi-variable equation. The equation can't be rearranged symbolically for the variable in question. My desire is to input a matrix of values for two of the three variables, and get out a single-column matrix (array?) of values for the last variable.

Attached you'll find the equation and a subset of the data I'm trying to work with (there are hundreds of data points). Page two is a failed attempt to try it in a solve block (tried both Find() and Minerr() operands). [MathCad 2001i, Windows 2000 - I have access to MathCad 14 on a Windows XP machine if necessary]

~Jon

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19-Tanzanite
September 1, 2010

Plot graphs to see the problem! See attached.

Alan

Note: I've edited this to attach a corrected workfile.

Message was edited by: Alan Stevens

1-Visitor
September 1, 2010

Saved 2001i in yellow

jmG

JonD11-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
September 2, 2010

Thank you for the solution! It doesn't work in 2001i, but does work in later versions of MathCad (I tried it in MathCad14).

19-Tanzanite
September 2, 2010

Can also use Mathcad's root function. Two methods in the attached worksheet, saved in 2001i format (but not tested in 2001i).

Alan

JonD11-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
September 2, 2010

Thank you both! Both are great solutions. Problem solved.