Re: [sage-support] bug found in solve function? solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x == 11, x == -13]

2013-07-15 Thread Chris Seberino


On Friday, July 12, 2013 5:01:11 PM UTC-5, William wrote:

 On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Chris Seberino 
 cseb...@gmail.comjavascript: 
 wrote: 
  bug found in solve function?   solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x 
 == 
  11, x == -13] 
  
  See here...new Sage session... 

 What do you want it to return given the above input? 


Oops my faultI was getting confused with something else.  My apologies.

cs 

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[sage-support] bug found in solve function? solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x == 11, x == -13]

2013-07-12 Thread Chris Seberino
bug found in solve function?   solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x == 
11, x == -13]

See here...new Sage session...

% sage
--
| Sage Version 5.2, Release Date: 2012-07-25 |
| Type notebook() for the browser-based notebook interface.|
| Type help() for help.|
--
sage: solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x)
[x == 11, x == -13]

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Re: [sage-support] bug found in solve function? solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x == 11, x == -13]

2013-07-12 Thread William Stein
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Chris Seberino cseber...@gmail.com wrote:
 bug found in solve function?   solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x) returns [x ==
 11, x == -13]

 See here...new Sage session...

What do you want it to return given the above input?

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 | Sage Version 5.2, Release Date: 2012-07-25 |

You should upgrade to Sage 5.10 :-)

William

 | Type notebook() for the browser-based notebook interface.|
 | Type help() for help.|
 --
 sage: solve( x * (x + 2) == 143, x)
 [x == 11, x == -13]

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