clear; disp("Example 7.4") d=0.0025 // in m G=50000/3600 // in kg/m^2/s mew=0.1 // in kg/ms Re= d*G/mew density=1250 U=G/density P=250000 y=P*d*d/(150*U*mew) //we need to solve equation y*x^3+x^2-1=0 p=[y,-1,2,-1] z=roots(p) disp(z(3,1),"Porosity is ")