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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
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SolveAlways
SolveAlways
gives the values of parameters that make the equations
eqns
valid for all values of the variables
vars
.
MORE INFORMATION
Equations are given in the form
.
Simultaneous equations can be combined either in a list or with
.
A single variable or a list of variables can be specified.
SolveAlways
works primarily with linear and polynomial equations.
SolveAlways
produces relations between parameters that appear in
eqns
, but are not in the list of variables
vars
.
SolveAlways
is equivalent to
Solve
[!
Eliminate
[!
eqns
,
vars
]]
.
EXAMPLES
CLOSE ALL
Basic Examples
(1)
Find a condition for the equation to hold for any value of
:
Find a condition for the equation to hold for any value of
:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Scope
(6)
A univariate polynomial equation:
A multivariate polynomial equation:
A list of polynomial equations:
An equation involving radicals:
An inequation:
Boolean combinations of equations and inequations:
Options
(1)
By default,
SolveAlways
finds exact solutions:
This computes the solutions using 20-digit numbers:
Applications
(2)
Find a condition for a cubic polynomial to have a triple root:
This solves the same problem using
Reduce
:
The same problem can also be solved using
Subresultants
and
Solve
:
Solve for undetermined coefficients in the series expansion:
Properties & Relations
(1)
Numeric solutions make the equations identically true:
An equivalent formulation using
Solve
and
Eliminate
:
An equivalent formulation using
Solve
and
Resolve
:
This solves the same problem using
Reduce
:
Possible Issues
(1)
SolveAlways
gives generic solutions:
The equations may not be identically true when parameters satisfy additional equations:
This finds conditions on parameters for which the solutions are not correct:
SEE ALSO
Eliminate
Solve
Reduce
PolynomialReduce
ForAll
TUTORIALS
Eliminating Variables
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Polynomial Systems
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