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June 20, 2019
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Why the Find function doesn't work?

  • June 20, 2019
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I'm trying to solve for f in an equation. All the variables in that equation are previously defined. but I can get the find function to work. this is very confusing. Can somebody let me know what is wrong with my work please? thanks !

Best answer by AlanStevens

@januarymayers wrote:

I'm trying to solve for f in an equation. All the variables in that equation are previously defined. but I can get the find function to work. this is very confusing. Can somebody let me know what is wrong with my work please? thanks !


You need to provide an initial guess for f.  Put this just before the Given keyword.  You could use f := 1N here for example.

However, in this instance the use of Find is unnecessary; just divide the LHS by -L.

 

Alan 

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19-Tanzanite
June 20, 2019

@januarymayers wrote:

I'm trying to solve for f in an equation. All the variables in that equation are previously defined. but I can get the find function to work. this is very confusing. Can somebody let me know what is wrong with my work please? thanks !


You need to provide an initial guess for f.  Put this just before the Given keyword.  You could use f := 1N here for example.

However, in this instance the use of Find is unnecessary; just divide the LHS by -L.

 

Alan 

21-Topaz II
June 20, 2019

Hi,

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21-Topaz II
June 20, 2019

Hi,

 

You can use the root function.

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