solve

Function: solve
Section: sums
C-Name: zbrent0
Prototype: V=GGEp
Help: solve(X=a,b,expr): real root of expression expr (X between a and b),
 where expr(a)*expr(b)<=0.
Wrapper: (,,G)
Description:
  (gen,gen,gen):gen:prec zbrent(${3 cookie}, ${3 wrapper}, $1, $2, $prec)
Doc: find a real root of expression
 \var{expr} between $a$ and $b$, under the condition
 $\var{expr}(X=a) * \var{expr}(X=b) \le 0$. (You will get an error message
 \kbd{roots must be bracketed in solve} if this does not hold.)
 This routine uses Brent's method and can fail miserably if \var{expr} is
 not defined in the whole of $[a,b]$ (try \kbd{solve(x=1, 2, tan(x))}).

 \synt{zbrent}{void *E,GEN (*eval)(void*,GEN),GEN a,GEN b,long prec}.