
The HP Prime calculator does not alert you to the existence of multiple solutions. If you suspect that another
solution exists close to a particular value, repeat the exercise using that value as a seed. (In the example just
discussed, you will nd another solution if you enter –4 as the seed value for X.)
In some situations, the Solve app uses a random number seed in its search for a solution. This means that it is
not always predictable which seed leads to which solution when there are multiple solutions.
Solution information
When you are solving a single equation, the button appears on the menu after you tap .
Tapping displays a message giving you some information about the solutions found (if any). Tap
to clear the message.
Message Meaning
Zero The Solve app found a point where both sides of the equation were equal, or where the
expression was zero (a root), within the calculator's 12-digit accuracy.
Sign Reversal Solve found two points where the two sides of the equation have opposite signs, but it
cannot nd a point in between where the value is zero. Similarly, for an expression,
where the value of the expression has dierent signs but is not precisely zero. Either the
two values are neighbors (they dier by one in the twelfth digit) or the equation is not
real-valued between the two points. Solve returns the point where the value or
dierence is closer to zero. If the equation or expression is continuously real, this point is
Solve’s best approximation of an actual solution.
Extremum Solve found a point where the value of the expression approximates a local minimum
(for positive values) or maximum (for negative values). This point may or may not be a
solution.
— or —
Solve stopped searching at 9.99999999999E499, the largest number the calculator can
represent.
NOTE: The Extremum message indicates that it is highly likely that there is no
solution. Use Numeric view to verify this (and note that any values shown are suspect).
Cannot nd solution No values satisfy the selected equation or expression.
Bad Guess(es) The initial guess lies outside the domain of the equation. Therefore, the solution was not
a real number or it caused an error.
Constant? The value of the equation is the same at every point sampled.
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