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CHAPTER 1: Algebra Review 33

1.3f Doing Algebra with Maple


Maple is a computer algebra system. To use it we:
 type a command at the prompt (the > symbol),
 finish the command with a semicolon (the ; symbol),
 press the Enter key with the cursor anywhere in the command line to execute it.

To solve the equation a x  b y  c for x we use this command:

> so lve( a *x+ b *y=c , x);


b yc

a

Notice that the result is printed on the next line after the command. We can assign a complicated
expression or equation to a variable (using the := symbols). This is useful to verify that we
entered it correctly. For example here we solve the equation from Example 1.27.

> eq var := x/(5 + x) ^2 =6* x/(5 +6 * x/(6 +x)) ^2/(6 + x);

x 6x
eqvar : 
5  x 
2 2
 6x 
5   6  x
 6 x
> so lve( eq va r, x);
15 10
0, 0, ,
2 3

Notice that the s o l v e command gives the solution in exact form (in this case as a list of integers
and fractions). Here is the equation from Example 1.30.

> eq2 := x=1/ x+1/( x‐ 5);


1 1
eq2 : x  
x x 5

If we try the so lve command on this we get an exact solution but it is so complicated that it is
gibberish. It is better to ask for a numerical (approximate) solution using the f so l v e command.
We have to specify the interval that contains the root just as we did for the bisection method. Here
is how we look for the root in the interval between 4 and 6:

> f so l v e( eq 2 , x=4 . .6);


5.200

To control the number of sig. figs. used in the course of a calculation we can use the D igit s
command. To control the number of decimal places displayed in an answer we can use the
interface command.

> Digits: =16;


> in t er fa ce(d i sp l ayp r eci s i on =3) ;

Some other useful commands are p lo t to plot a graph, e xp an d to expand an expression, fac to r
to factor an expression and simplify to simplify an expression or to add fractions. To get help on
any topic press ctrl-F1.

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