In the maxima interface we are always converting floating-point numbers into exact fractions. This is why solve behaves in the way you describe.
On Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:47:09 AM UTC+1, Eviatar wrote: > > solve has inconsistent behaviour when using exact numerical > representations of numbers. > > For example: > > sage: solve(sin(x) == 0.5, x) > [x == 1/6*pi] > sage: arcsin(0.5) > 0.523598775598299 > > sage: solve(log(x) == 0.5, x) > [x == sqrt(e)] > sage: e^0.5 > 1.64872127070013 > > Shouldn't this be consistent? It seems to me that returning approximations > makes more sense, because that's what all the functions do. > -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
