01:50 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-5-77-232.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 01:54 -!- lisppaste4(n=lisppast@common-lisp.net) has joined #maxima 07:25 -!- HaraldG(n=rldprog@chello080108070152.13.11.univie.teleweb.at) has joined #maxima 07:46 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-4-75-241.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 10:23 -!- HaraldG(n=rldprog@chello080108070152.13.11.univie.teleweb.at) has joined #maxima 14:23 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@tor58-24b-98-48.dynamic.rogerstelecom.net) has joined #maxima 17:26 -!- trebor_dki(n=user@mail.dki.tu-darmstadt.de) has joined #maxima 18:01 -!- plediii(n=user@cpe-72-177-238-189.houston.res.rr.com) has joined #maxima 19:37 -!- Prax01D(n=Prax01D@149.99.86.49) has joined #maxima 21:07 -!- FifaFrazer(n=peter@0x50c46d94.arcnxx12.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk) has joined #maxima 21:14 Why is maxima solving my equations wrong: http://paste.uni.cc/12702 21:14 the "2" in line 2 is supposed to be on top of 1.02 in line 3 21:15 but thats just a paste error 21:15 The real problem is, that the result maxima gives is wrong 22:21 (%i3) solve(2*x-x*1.02^x,x); 22:21 `rat' replaced 1.02 by 51//50 = 1.02 22:21 x x 22:21 (%o3) [x = 0, 51 = 2 50 ] 22:21 Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here? 22:22 Why won't it solve this very simple equation? 22:22 \me goes crazy