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Help solving for a variable

agarrea
7-Bedrock

Help solving for a variable

I am new to Mathcad and having issues getting the program to solve for a variable. I was able to get my first equation to work, but when I tried plugging that value into the second equation I started having issues. The program would not let me plug in my value and solve for D. What am I doing wrong?

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Werner_E
25-Diamond I
(To:agarrea)

Not sure if I guessed correctly what you are looking for.

Would the use of a solve block or the root  command as shown in the picture help?

(You can't expect a solution if f1 is negative as with the first set of values you provided)

B.png

The graphic solution/verification will bee good too

Zero.png

Thank you!

I tried doing what you did and it is still not working for me

Werner_E
25-Diamond I
(To:agarrea)

1) You have to use the Boolean (comparison) equal sign when you write an equation, not the evaluation equal sign as you did.

2) I changed back L from 0,56 m to the 56 m as in your first sheet as Mathcad can't find a solution with L=0,56m. Chances are that there is no solution with this combination of values.

 

Find attached the working file in Prime 5 format.

 

Thank you so much. 

LucMeekes
23-Emerald III
(To:agarrea)

LM_20180930_SolveVar.png

Success!
Luc

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