Fsolve function with values read from the workspace

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we all know that we use an m-file with the system of non-linear equations that we want to solve with Fsolve. I want the m-file that I have to use with Fsolve in order to solve the following system of non linear equations.
A.x^p1+2*y^2-5*x+7*y-40=0
3*x^2-y^2+4*x+B*y^p2-28=0
where x and y are the unknowns that must be given by the solution and A,B,p1 and p2 are values that must be read from the workspace.

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Walter Roberson
Walter Roberson on 11 Feb 2012
xy0 = [1,1]; %initial guess
eqn = @(xy) [A .* xy(1).^p1 + 2 .* xy(2).^2 - 5 .* xy(1) + 7 * y(2) - 40, 3 .* xy(1).^2 - xy(2).^2 + 4 .* xy(1) + B .* xy(2).^p2 - 28];
xy = fsolve(eqn, xy0);
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kamal kiki
kamal kiki on 12 Feb 2012
xy0 = [1,1]; %initial guess
eqn = @(xy) [A .* xy(1).^p1 + 2 .* xy(2).^2 - 5 .* xy(1) + 7 * y(2) - 40, 3 .* xy(1).^2 - xy(2).^2 + 4 .* xy(1) + B .* xy(2).^p2 - 28];
xy = fsolve(eqn, xy0);
Thank you very much Walter roberson.
When an m-file exactly like this is saved and run it is working.but when I saved the m-file below:
function fcns=trial(z)
x=z(1);
y=z(2);
fcns(1)=A.*x.^p1+2.*y.^2-5.*x+7.*y-40;
fcns(2)=3.*x.^2-y.^2+4.*x+B.*y.^p2-28;
end
and when I entered in the command window:
A=1
B=2
p1=2
p2=1
guess=[2 3]
and after that I entered in the command window:
result=fsolve(@trial,guess)
I received the following error message:
??? Undefined function or variable 'A'.
Error in ==> trial at 4
fcns(1)=A.*x.^p1+2.*y.^2-5.*x+7.*y-40;
Error in ==> fsolve at 254
fuser = feval(funfcn{3},x,varargin{:});
Caused by:
Failure in initial user-supplied objective function evaluation. FSOLVE
cannot continue.
Please what is wrong in my m-file ? ( this same m-file is working when A,B,p1 and p2 are replaced by numbers in the m-file )
I am using m-files like this ones because working with x and y for me is easier than working with xy(1) and xy(2)

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kamal kiki
kamal kiki on 12 Feb 2012
xy0 = [1,1]; %initial guess eqn = @(xy) [A .* xy(1).^p1 + 2 .* xy(2).^2 - 5 .* xy(1) + 7 * y(2) - 40, 3 .* xy(1).^2 - xy(2).^2 + 4 .* xy(1) + B .* xy(2).^p2 - 28]; xy = fsolve(eqn, xy0);
Thank you very much Walter roberson.
When an m-file exactly like this is saved and run it is working.but when I saved the m-file below:
function fcns=trial(z)
x=z(1);
y=z(2);
fcns(1)=A.*x.^p1+2.*y.^2-5.*x+7.*y-40;
fcns(2)=3.*x.^2-y.^2+4.*x+B.*y.^p2-28;
end
and when I entered in the command window:
A=1
B=2
p1=2
p2=1
guess=[2 3]
and after that I entered in the command window:
result=fsolve(@trial,guess)
I received the following error message:
??? Undefined function or variable 'A'.
Error in ==> trial at 4
fcns(1)=A.*x.^p1+2.*y.^2-5.*x+7.*y-40;
Error in ==> fsolve at 254
fuser = feval(funfcn{3},x,varargin{:});
Caused by:
Failure in initial user-supplied objective function evaluation.
FSOLVE
cannot continue.
Please what is wrong in my m-file ? ( the same m-file is working when A,B,p1 and p2 are replaced by numbers in the m-file )
I am using m-files like this one because working with x and y for me is easier than working with xy(1) and xy(2)
Also the m-file must have a name because I need it to use it when I am entering the f-solve command in the command window.

Victor Hugo Cantú
Victor Hugo Cantú on 25 Mar 2019
A = 1; B = 2; p1 = 2; p2 = 1;
guess = [2 3];
% x(1) = x; x(2) = y;
x = fsolve(@(x) trial(x,A,B,p1,p2), guess)
function F = trial(x,A,B,p1,p2)
F(1) = A*x(1)^p1 + 2*x(2)^2 - 5*x(1) + 7*x(2) - 40;
F(2) = 3*x(1)^2 - x(2)^2 + 4*x(1) + B*x(2)^p2 - 28;
end

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