Re: Assigning FindRoot output

From: David Park (djmp_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 03/16/05

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    "DZ" <17708@881732121.2022521118.12339.13632.640> wrote in message
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    > In[1] := FindRoot[2 x == 5, {x,0,1}]
    > Out[1] := {x -> 2.5}
    >
    > How to assign the output value (2.5) to a variable?
    >

    x = x /. First[FindRoot[2*x == 5, {x, 0, 1}]]
    2.5

    But I would be wary of assigning values to single letter symbols because
    they are more valuable as pure symbols.

    David Park
    djmp@earthlink.net
    http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

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