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French error when solving an equation - towe - 12-03-2015 09:04 AM
Hey there. The oddities continue.
I was trying to solve the following equation for x:
1/sqrt(x) = 1.74- 2*log((2k/d)+(18.6/(r*sqrt(x))))
When I use specific values for k, d and r, I get the correct answer.
When attempting to solve it to an x=f(k,d,r) I get an error:
"Impossible d'isoler, Error: Valeur Argument Incorrecte"
Again, the Android app produces the same result.
Why can't the Prime do that, and why the hell does it give me errors in French?
RE: French error when solving an equation - towe - 12-03-2015 09:11 AM
Turns out, when switching the calculator language to English, it makes a lot more sense.
The botched up the German translation quite a bit...
RE: French error when solving an equation - Tim Wessman - 12-03-2015 03:04 PM
You can't "solve" the equation because there is no closed form solution without getting into use of the "product log" function since there is no way to isolate x without that. No other handheld calculator can do this either.
RE: French error when solving an equation - eried - 12-03-2015 03:22 PM
I still think the localization of the calculator should be done in some collaborative open environment. Anything but English looks without any care nor love.
Maybe a revolutionary in-device capability to flag wrong translations or bugs would work too
these flagged things could be sent to hp when the calculator is synced.
RE: French error when solving an equation - hpfx - 12-03-2015 03:52 PM
(12-03-2015 03:22 PM)eried Wrote: Maybe a revolutionary in-device capability to flag wrong translations...Yeah, but I would prefer to see stuffs like QPI integrated in-device first.
Let's hope for next coming update...