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Solving system of nonlinear equations in maple

cation555

Member
Hi,

I've solved a system of nonlinear equations by hand, but I'm not sure if my answer is correct. I would like to verify my results with maple's output.

However, I am having some trouble using maple:

Here's my code:

> eq1:=2*(x*r) + 2*(y*s) + 2*(z*t)-(t^2) + (r^2)=0:

> eq2:=3*(x*(r^2)) + 3*(y*(s^2)) + 3*(z*(t^2))-(t^3)+(r^3) =0:

> eq3:=4*(x*(r^3)) + 4*(y*(s^3)) + 4*(z*(t^3))-(t^4)+(r^4)=0:

> fsolve({eq1, eq2, eq3});

Error, (in fsolve) number of equations, 3, does not match number of variables, 6

where r, s, and t are coefficients/constants and x, y, and z are variables.

I'm thinking that maple is interpreting r,s, and t to be variables. How can I let maple know this is not the case?

I would greatly appreciate any advice/suggestions.

Thanks,
 
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