topic How to solve this linear equation in Mathcad https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31975#M12914 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>How to find the value of a0 and b0 in terms of x. Please reply ASAP.</P><P><IMG alt="Capture.PNG" class="jive-image image-1" src="https://community.ptc.com/legacyfs/online/99956_Capture.PNG" style="height: 237px; width: 620px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 May 2018 14:34:33 GMT dkothia 2018-05-03T14:34:33Z How to solve this linear equation https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31975#M12914 How to find the value of a0 and b0 in terms of x. Please reply ASAP. Thu, 03 May 2018 14:34:33 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31975#M12914 dkothia 2018-05-03T14:34:33Z Re: How to solve this linear equation https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31976#M12915 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Guess values must be not yours but a0:=1 b0:=1 for example.</P><P>And you must have as an answer not vec, but vec(x)</P><P></P><P>Send please the sheet! </P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:46:52 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31976#M12915 ValeryOchkov 2016-04-04T07:46:52Z Re: How to solve this linear equation https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31977#M12916 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>&gt; How to find the value of a0 and b0 in terms of x.</P><P>If you are looking for a symbolic solution in x you will have to use the symbolic "solve" command, not a numeric solve block.</P><P>In Mathcad (15 and below) we were able to symbolically evaluate a solve block, but unfortunately in Prime this is not possibly anymore.</P><P>You can get numeric values for specific x using the solve block, but not a symbolic solution in terms of x.</P><P></P><P>Not willing to retype the expressions from your screenshot, so here is a simpler example which shows how a symbolic solution can be derived.</P><P><IMG alt="" class="jive-image image-1" height="183" src="https://community.ptc.com/legacyfs/online/99986_pastedImage_0.png" style="width: 581px; height: 182.734px;" width="581" /></P><P></P><P>WE</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:48:44 GMT https://www.ptcusercommunity.com/t5/Mathcad/How-to-solve-this-linear-equation/m-p/31977#M12916 Werner_E 2016-04-04T11:48:44Z