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Solve a System of complex equatoins - kitsunekatari - 10-03-2017 07:16 AM
Hey everyone, new here obviously. Just purchased an HP Prime, coming from a TI89. Still trying to get used to the new syntax and commands.
How do I solve a system of complex equations?
such as;
-12+(-i4+i5)*A-i3*B
(12+i6)*B-i3*A
In the ti8 it was csolve( {-12+(-i4+i5)*A-i3*B,(12+i6)*B-i3*A},{A,B} )
But this is not the case with the HP Prime. Thoughts?
Thank you!
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - toshk - 10-03-2017 06:59 PM
In CAS: try
fsolve({-12+(-4*+5*)*A-3**B,(12+6*)*B-3**A},{'A','B'})
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RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - Tim Wessman - 10-03-2017 07:53 PM
What is the significance of i4, i5, etc? Is it something specific or just "a variable"?
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - parisse - 10-03-2017 07:55 PM
csolve should work. Beware that fsolve is approx.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - primer - 10-04-2017 08:24 PM
Hello
(10-03-2017 07:16 AM)kitsunekatari Wrote: How do I solve a system of complex equations?
such as;
-12+(-i4+i5)*A-i3*B
(12+i6)*B-i3*A
Please first note those are not equations,
also important : on cas, you must use lowercase variable,
I added "=0" to have equations, and tried it :
csolve({-12+(4i+5i)*a-3i*b=0, (12+6i)*b-3i*a=0}, {a,b})
I got
{ (-16-8i)/(5-12i) , -4i/(5-12*i) }
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - Carsen - 10-04-2017 10:23 PM
Not necessary. I used capital letter "A" & "B" with csolve in CAS mode on the HP Prime and got the same answer as Primer.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - AlexFekken - 10-05-2017 02:19 AM
Perhaps not necessary but perhaps it should. Expressions aren't equations, evaluating is not solving, etc.
I wouldn't mind if functions like the various *solve functions would generate an exception when being given an expression rather than an equation... It might actually prevent a lot of user errors at the "expense" of a trivial amount of overhead.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - kitsunekatari - 10-05-2017 02:57 AM
(10-03-2017 07:53 PM)Tim Wessman Wrote: What is the significance of i4, i5, etc? Is it something specific or just "a variable"?
They are imaginary. Standard syntax in EE is to use j followed by the quantity of said unit, in this case, Ohms.
Thank you everyone for your input. I am just trying to get used to the different syntax. In the 89, variables were variables, you put in x, it returns x, unless a value is stored in said variable. In the Prime, you put in A, or X, it returns 0 because nothing is stored in it. So sometimes it's hard to check to see if an equation simplifies correctly.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - Joe Horn - 10-05-2017 03:12 AM
Most HP solvers, including cSolve, assume "=0" if the input expression is not an equation. You don't have to include it yourself. Prime's help screen for cSolve even says so explicitly:
HP Wrote:Syntax:
cSolve(Expr,[Var])
Returns the solutions, including complex solutions, of Expr, for Var.
If Expr is an expression, solves the equation Expr=0.
(10-05-2017 02:19 AM)AlexFekken Wrote: Perhaps not necessary but perhaps it should. Expressions aren't equations, evaluating is not solving, etc.
There's actually a reason for it working this way. The solvers treat "=" as "-" and solve the resulting expression (which is not an equation) for equality to zero. That being the case, it's more efficient for both the user and the calculator to omit "=0" from the input.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - AlexFekken - 10-05-2017 04:48 AM
(10-05-2017 03:12 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: There's actually a reason for it working this way. The solvers treat "=" as "-" and solve the resulting expression (which is not an equation) for equality to zero. That being the case, it's more efficient for both the user and the calculator to omit "=0" from the input.I get the convenience of it, but I guess I am too much of a mathematician to appreciate the sloppiness. And a C programmer would probably argue that "!= 0" must have been omitted :-)
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - toml_12953 - 10-05-2017 05:55 PM
(10-05-2017 04:48 AM)AlexFekken Wrote:(10-05-2017 03:12 AM)Joe Horn Wrote: There's actually a reason for it working this way. The solvers treat "=" as "-" and solve the resulting expression (which is not an equation) for equality to zero. That being the case, it's more efficient for both the user and the calculator to omit "=0" from the input.I get the convenience of it, but I guess I am too much of a mathematician to appreciate the sloppiness. And a C programmer would probably argue that "!= 0" must have been omitted :-)
in most computer languages you can do this:
if x then...
and the language assumes you mean
if x<>0 then...
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - AlexFekken - 10-06-2017 07:44 AM
(10-05-2017 05:55 PM)toml_12953 Wrote: in most computer languages you can do this:
if x then...
and the language assumes you mean
if x<>0 then...
Exactly my point: it does *not* mean "if x = 0 then ..."
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - primer - 10-06-2017 02:56 PM
(10-05-2017 02:57 AM)kitsunekatari Wrote: In the Prime, you put in A, or X, it returns 0 because nothing is stored in it. So sometimes it's hard to check to see if an equation simplifies correctly.
in the prime, that's easy too : go to CAS mode, and use lowercase
Then you will see x will be x, not 0.
RE: Solve a System of complex equatoins - toml_12953 - 10-07-2017 04:35 AM
(10-06-2017 07:44 AM)AlexFekken Wrote:(10-05-2017 05:55 PM)toml_12953 Wrote: in most computer languages you can do this:
if x then...
and the language assumes you mean
if x<>0 then...
Exactly my point: it does *not* mean "if x = 0 then ..."
You're right. It's not very consistent, is it?