eh, don't think that is going to work I'm trying to solve for z in: z := 1+beta-q*beta*(z-beta)/((z+epsilon*beta)*(z+sigma*beta)) everything else is given except z but it appears on both sides of the equation I'm getting: > z := 1+beta-q*beta*(z-beta)/((z+epsilon*beta)*(z+sigma*beta)); print(`output redirected...`); # input placeholder > solve(z); = 4.340294635, 7.513040064, 0.1761530464 + 0.1220434079 I, 0.4250325579 + 0.5816522705 I, -0.6433492420, 0.4250325579 - 0.5816522705 I, 0.1761530464 - 0.1220434079 I I have no idea where the I is coming from, there are definitely no I's in any of my values

thanks a lot, had a feeling it was something very simple