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    <title>MaplePrimes - answers and comments on Question, How do I solve the following equations</title>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Your problem is not clearly stated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here's to get you started:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;restart;&lt;br&gt;lambda := 10000;&lt;br&gt;k := 2*Pi/lambda;&lt;br&gt;a := 3000;&lt;br&gt;W := 500;&lt;br&gt;theta := Pi/6; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;eq1 := x - a*sin(k*z) - W/2;&lt;br&gt;eq2 := x - a*sin(k*z) + W/2;&lt;br&gt;eq3 := x - z*tan(theta) + d*cos(theta);&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;fsolve({eq1,eq3},{x,z});&lt;br&gt;Error, (in fsolve) d is in the equation, and is not solved for&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;fsolve(eval({eq1,eq3},d=2), {x,z});&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;plot(eval(eq1,z=1),x=-10..10);&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Your problem is not clearly stated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here's to get you started:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;restart;&lt;br&gt;lambda := 10000;&lt;br&gt;k := 2*Pi/lambda;&lt;br&gt;a := 3000;&lt;br&gt;W := 500;&lt;br&gt;theta := Pi/6; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;eq1 := x - a*sin(k*z) - W/2;&lt;br&gt;eq2 := x - a*sin(k*z) + W/2;&lt;br&gt;eq3 := x - z*tan(theta) + d*cos(theta);&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;fsolve({eq1,eq3},{x,z});&lt;br&gt;Error, (in fsolve) d is in the equation, and is not solved for&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;fsolve(eval({eq1,eq3},d=2), {x,z});&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;plot(eval(eq1,z=1),x=-10..10);&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:37:08 Z</pubDate>
      <itunes:author>PatrickT</itunes:author>
      <author>PatrickT</author>
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