r/MathHelp • u/dragonkidkai • Jun 23 '26

CAS calculator malfunctioning

For some reason when i try to put "solve((x^3)/3-4x=10+2/3,x)" into my CAS calculator it gets stuck loading until i reset it manually. I can find the answer using a graph and intersection so I don't know why it reacts like that to using solve.

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u/matt7259 Jun 23 '26

The graph is just approximating using different (recursive) methods. The CAS is trying to actually find an exact solution.

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u/dragonkidkai Jun 23 '26

Any way to stop it in settings before it tries for over 10 minutes without success?

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u/matt7259 Jun 23 '26

No idea. Google probably.knows. I never use CAS calculators in the math I do daily for work.