On Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:52:36 PM UTC+2, Robert Dodier wrote:
>
> On 2012-10-26, Jan <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: 
>
> > I have a similar problem I can't solve 
> > d==b*sqrt(d)+c 
> > for d. All suggestions (to_poly_solve, use_grobner) did not work. 
>
> For the record, here's what I get with Maxima 5.28.0. I think 
> to_poly_solve has been updated in the not so distant past so maybe Sage 
> is using an older version? 
>
> (%i2) load (to_poly_solve); 
>
> (%i3) to_poly_solve (d = b * sqrt(d) + c, d); 
> (%o3) %union(%if(?%and(-%pi/2 < parg(b-sqrt(4*c+b^2)), 
>                        parg(b-sqrt(4*c+b^2)) <= %pi/2), 
>                  [d = -(b*sqrt(4*c+b^2)-2*c-b^2)/2],%union()), 
>              %if(?%and(-%pi/2 < parg(sqrt(4*c+b^2)+b), 
>                        parg(sqrt(4*c+b^2)+b) <= %pi/2), 
>                  [d = (b*sqrt(4*c+b^2)+2*c+b^2)/2],%union())) 
>
>
> I didn't check the result; sorry about that. 
>
> best 
>
> Robert Dodier 
>
>  
Thanks,
this output is what I expected. So it seems to be the version of Maxima. 

best 
Jan

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