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December 15, 2014
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Using the solve function in Prime 3.0 with units not working

  • December 15, 2014
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Hej

I just downloaded Prime to try it out, and i like the layout and general feel a lot better than MathCad15, but I've run into a huge problem.

I used the symbolic solve in 15 a lot, solving for a missing variable in an equation, where all others were defined with units and then using the normal '=' in the evaluation tab. Then 15 would combine the units and spit out a useable result, where I could change the units by writing the desired unit on the end. The picture below shows what i mean:

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Now trying to do the exact same thing in Prime 3.0 gives me the following

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Any help would be appriciated!

Best answer by Fred_Kohlhepp

Actually, your problem is that Prime doesn't recognize kJ as a unit. Define that and . . .

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Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
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December 15, 2014

You're trying for a symbolic solve; but the symbolic processor doesn't recognise units. Try a numeric solve block.

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December 15, 2014

And how exactly do I use numeric?

Why is it 15 seems smarter than Prime?

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Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
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December 15, 2014

15 is smarter than Prime. Prime 3 is the first that could actually be considered "useable," version 15 will still do many things that Prime will choke on.

That said, Prime is the path forward.

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