Solve equation for symbolic function
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I have this simple example:
syms a(t) b(t);
eqn = a(t) * 2 == b(t);
solve(eqn, a(t))
The output is:
Warning: Unable to find explicit solution. For options, see help.
ans =
Empty sym: 0-by-1
Why is MATLAB not able to solve this? It works if I make a and b constant (not dependent on t), but thats not what I want. The answer I would expect would be something like
a(t) = b(t) * 0.5
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darova
2019-9-9
What is a(t) and b(t)?
Jonathan Aust
2019-9-9
John D'Errico
2019-9-9
Solve apparently does not understand when you ask it to solve for a function.
But there is no reason why you cannot just leave it as a variable, a simple unknown. That it would at some point be dependent on t is something you can deal with later.
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Roshni Garnayak
2019-9-13
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In this example, the solution doesn’t depend on t. It’s just a representation, so you can use any symbol. Hence, a can be used in place of a(t).
If you have a differential equation where the solution is dependent on t, then you can use the “dsolve” function. Refer to the link below for details on “dsolve” function:
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