[LON-CAPA-users] maxima question

[Jay Sullivan]

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This is more of a maxima question, than a loncapa question, but I figure
somebody out there must have coded this type of problem before in loncapa.

How do I get maxima to just report a number back as the output?

For example, if use

$zero = &cas('maxima','realroots(x-1)');

The value of $zero is set to be [x = 1]

I would like for the value of $zero to simply be 1.

Thanks,
Jay

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This is more of a maxima question, than a loncapa question, but I figure somebody out there must have coded this type of problem before in loncapa.<br><br>How do I get maxima to just report a number back as the output?<br>
<br>For example, if use<br><br>$zero = &amp;cas(&#39;maxima&#39;,&#39;realroots(x-1)&#39;);<br><br>The value of $zero is set to be 


[x = 1]<br><br>I would like for the value of $zero to simply be 1.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jay<br><br><br>

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