The Context Panel option Solve≻Solve (explicit) gives the four solutions and , but the option Solve≻Solve returns the second two solutions in the form
The RootOf structure is a compressed representation of an algebraic number, that is, a number that is the solution of a polynomial equation. The Context Panel option All Values applies the allvalues command, which converts the RootOf to the algebraic number(s) it represents.
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Control-drag the sequence of three equations and press the Enter key.
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Context Panel: Solve≻Solve
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Context Panel: All Values
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It might seem that Maple has returned six solutions, not four. However, the solutions for are repeated, so there are actually only four distinct solutions.