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June 4, 2018
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  • June 4, 2018
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hi, how can I isolate V?

It give me a answer in matrix but I want it in m/s.

Best answer by ViktorKorobov

...and in Prime:

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23-Emerald IV
June 4, 2018

You're trying to symbolically solve this. NOTE that the symbolic processor of Mathcad (and Prime) does NOT know about units. It treats your units m, s and kg as unknown variables, and also the gravitation g. That's why it produces answers in terms of root of kg and root of g.

One way of obtaining a simple answer is to use the root function:

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Not that it does not give you units in the result, even though it's the result of a pure numeric approximation.

If you want to work symbolically, then FIRST solve your symbolic problem, then if necessary select the symbolic solution you prefer, then provide the data:

LM_20180604_IsolateSymb.png

 

Success!
Luc

1-Visitor
June 5, 2018

...and in Prime:

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25-Diamond I
June 5, 2018

Apart from using the symbolic "solve" in conjunction with "assume, ALL>0" and the "root command you could also use a solve block.

Note that root and solve block are numeric methods which is the reason that you have to assign m a value (or label m as unit) - otherwise the numerics will throw an error.

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