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how to obtain all roots for positive integer and not just principal root?

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sqrt(4) gives 2 in CAS systems, since the principal root is returned by default. 

Is there an option to have Maple return all roots? Which in this case 2,-2?

I'll explain the context why I need this.

When I solve an ODE, I get a solution that I need to solve for constant of integration C from initial conditions. For an example assume the ODE becomes, after replacing initial condition the following  eq:=4^(1/2) = -2+_C1;

So now when solving for _C1  in maple and then calling simplify, gives one solution which _C1=4 (case root=2) which when replaced back into the general solution gives the particular solution.

But this means the second solution is lost, which is when _C1=0  (case root=-2) which could have been obtained from the non-principal root of 4^(1/2)

eq:=4^(1/2) = -2+_C;
solve(eq,_C);

gives 

And I would like to get {4,0} instead.

In practice, this becomes important.

Here is an actual ODE, which should have 2 solutions. Mathematica gives both solutions, and Maple gives one solution.  This is due to the above.

ode:=diff(y(x),x)-y(x)=x*y(x)^(1/2);
ic:=y(0)=4;
dsolve([ode,ic])

In Mathematica

ode=y'[x]-y[x]==x*y[x]^(1/2);
ic={y[0]==4};
sol=DSolve[{ode,ic},y[x],x]

The second solution above came from when constant of integration is zero. The first solution is the one Maple  gave (when expanded).

When I worked the solution by hand, I tracked this to issue with sqrt(4) giving 2 and not +2,-2 when doing solve() to solve for C at the end.

I could ofcourse leave C=sqrt(4)  and not call simplify  on it  and that works.

But I thought to ask here to see if there is some option in Maple, so that when it sees (n)^m to return all m roots when calling solve() and not just the principal one. Even for m=2. 

I looked at root and tried allsolutions=true but they did not help. Looked at solve/details and did not spot something. I tried only few of the options there, as there are so many.

Any suggestions what to try?

 


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