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Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

(OP)

  Vin:=5.0
  Vout:=3.3

  D:=.5  a guess

  Given
    Vout = Vin.D    (the dot here is realy a multiply)

    D:=Find(D)

    D=             (there is a place holder after the =)

My question is: Why doesn't D=0.66???

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

The "equation(s)" after the given must be entered using [ctrl]+=, i.e., a control-enter, which normally appears as a bolded equal sign.

TTFN

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

(OP)
I did that for the equation Vout = D*Vin

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

(OP)
Still doesn't work     try it

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

works perfectly for me.

There must be something wrong with your typing, the error message should not be a placeholder.

did you type D=, not D:

as your last line?

Cheers

Greg Locock

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

(OP)
Thanks Greg!

That was it,  I had typed Cntl+= for that last =

Interesting  there are are at least three versions of "=" then:

type: =
type: :
type: cntl + =  (control =)


RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

This is all explained in the manual as well as the help files.

:=               is the assignment operator
=                is the result operator
[crtl]=          is the constraint operator

TTFN

RE: Newbie Question; what am I missing here?

(OP)
Ya ya ... I know RTFM  

Thanks guys

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