4 equations, 4 unknowns

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Malsch

Joined Mar 19, 2011
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First of all hi,

I was working some mathematics and ended up with 4 unknowns with 4 equations. I tried substituting equations but ended up with squared unknowns as shown in the following picture:



Any help on how to solve this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
 

hgmjr

Joined Jan 28, 2005
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The reason that you were unable to solve for the four unknowns with the technique you employed is that the equations are non-linear. The fact that some of the terms are the product of the unknowns is what makes it non-linear. A non-linear system of equations requires the use of numerical analysis techniques such as Newton-Raphson.

hgmjr
 
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