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Using the Action Menu
u
 solve 
Function: Returns the solution of an equation or inequality.
Syntax: solve (Exp/Eq/Ineq [,variable] [
 
)
 
]
• For this syntax, “Ineq” also includes the 
⫽
 operator. 
• “
x
” is the default when you omit “[,variable]”.
solve (Exp/Eq,variable[, value, lower limit, upper limit] [
 
)
 
]
• This syntax does not support “Ineq”, but the 
⫽
 operator is supported. 
• “value” is an initially estimated value.
• This command is valid only for equations and 
⫽
 expressions when “value” 
and the items following it are included. In that case, this command returns 
an approximate value.
• A true value is returned when you omit “value” and the items following it. 
When, however, a true value cannot be obtained, an approximate value is 
returned for equations only based on the assumption that value = 0, lower 
limit = –
∞
,  and upper limit =
∞
. 
solve ({Exp-1/Eq-1, ..., Exp-N/Eq-N}, {variable-1, ..., variable-N} [
 
)
 
]
• When “Exp” is the fi rst argument, the equation Exp = 0 is presumed. 
Example: To solve 
ax
 + 
b
 = 0 for 
x
Menu Item: [Action][Equation/Inequality][solve] 
 
Example: To solve simultaneous linear equations 3
x
 
+ 4
y 
= 5, 2
x
 
– 3
y 
= –8
Menu Item: [Action][Equation/Inequality][solve] 
 
Note
For the solution, the solve function returns an expression or value for the expression 
(Exp/Eq) input as its argument. The message “More solutions may exist” will appear on 
the display when a value is returned as the solution, because there may be multiple 
solutions. 
  The solve function can return a maximum of 10 solutions in the case of values. 
  Example: To solve cos (
x
) = 0.5 for 
x
 (initial value: 0)
  Menu Item: [Action][Equation/Inequality][solve] 
(Angle unit setting: Deg)