Transcendental Equations

[DavidWilloughby]

Can anyone assit with the best way to solve a trancendental equation in Mathcad. The last equation in the attachment is an example of the equation I am try to solve.

[ptc-1368288]

On 1/26/2010 12:54:01 PM, dwilloughby wrote:
>Can anyone assist with the best
>way to solve a transcendental
>equation in Mathcad. The last
>equation in the attachment is
>an example of the equation I
>am try to solve.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_function

If you have no answer: "Save as " version 11

jmG

[TomGutman]

In general transcendental equations have no closed form solutions. You use find to get a numeric solution.

Note that your definition of j does not make j an imaginary number. Rather it makes j an angle. For the unit imaginary, use the form 1j.
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[ptc-1368288]

On 1/26/2010 12:54:01 PM, dwilloughby wrote:
>Can anyone assit with the best
>way to solve a trancendental
>equation in Mathcad. The last
>equation in the attachment is
>an example of the equation I
>am try to solve.
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Mathcad 11 does not read higher versions.
"Transcendental functions", i.e: algebraic equation are generally solved in closed form via special functions. Here solving with Lambert (W). 15 examples attached + an example of symbolic indexer.

jmG