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I'm new to Mathematica. I have to say, it's making me crazy. I want to solve a system of four simultaneous equations in four variables and then have the numerical solutions applied to those variables from the rules so that, in this case, ...
I started out fairly excited about the Wolfram Programming Cloud. After reading the options for various packages, I followed the multiple suggestions to try the free version and see what my needs were based on how that worked with storage, cloud...
Eeyup, those are my current solutions also but I had hoped that there might be an "easier, softer way." Thanks!