I'm trying to solve a series of equations using the symbolic math toolbox, and I'm not sure why two methods aren't equivalent. Basically, I'm using the solution from the 1st equation in the 2nd, the solutions for the 1st and 2nd in the 3rd, and so forth. When I write it out by hand, it looks something like:
Fist Step:
Solution(1) = solve(Equation(1),X(1));
Second Step:
X(1)=Cut and paste of Solution(1);
Solution(2)=solve(Equation(2),X(2));
Third Step:
X(2)=Cut and paste of Solution(2);
X(1)=Cut and paste of Solution(1);
Solution(3)=solve(Equation(3),X(3));
Fourth Step:
X(3)=Cut and paste of Solution(3);
X(2)=Cut and paste of Solution(2);
X(1)=Cut and paste of solution(1);
Solution(4)=solve(Equation(4),X(4));
When I do this, the updated values of X(3) or X(2) get carried down into X(2) and X(1). I would like to continue this out for much longer than would be feasible to cut and paste data, so I tried putting it into a loop like this:
Solution(n)=solve(Equation(n),X(n));
It seems like the inner loop should be updating the X values in decending order as was done with the cutting and pasting of the solutions, but that is not happening. Is there a reason why using X(m)=Solution(m) is not equivalent to X(m)=Cut and paste of Solution(m). I'm new to using the symbolic toolbox, so I'm not all the familiar with it.
Thanks,
Jon
