Using MathMate you can find a root of the equation
There are two ways to solve an equation in MathMate. One is to turn Equation mode on. When you are in the Equation mode the equation icon appears to the left of the expression field.
In the equation mode you may solve the equation relative to only one of the parameters which is considered to be unknown. The other parameters should be initialized by the user.
To solve an equation:
If the given interval contains several roots the least of them is found.
The second way to solve an equation is to turn Calculator mode on and enter expression of the following type:
Root (a, b; x, expression)
Here a and b are the ends of the interval where the root is to be found, x is the variable name and expression means the same as above.
When MathMate displays the solution (root) it also shows the expression value at the root point in the Result window.
Sometimes the MathMate solution algorithm is unable to reach the given accuracy. It can happen if the function contains singularity near some point X. Also, the given interval may contain no solution at all. Then MathMate interrupts calculation and displays the message
Precision not reached, root not found
If this happens check whether the search interval is set correctly: it probably contains no solution at all.
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