From answer posted in https://www.mapleprimes.com/questions/225137-Internal-Symbol-Z1--Causes-Error-

I've learned to use

subsindets(expr, 'suffixed(_)', f->n);

To replace in a Maple generated solution which contains system suffix, such as _Z, _Z1, etc... returned by Solve and Maple calls, with a symbol that I find easier to read. The above works in some cases but not others. For example, it works on this result

restart;
expr:=signum(0, _Z, 1);
subsindets(expr, 'suffixed(_)', f->n);

                      signum(0, n, 1)

But not on this one

restart;
expr:=RootOf(signum(0, _Z, 1));
subsindets(expr, 'suffixed(_)', f->n);

             RootOf(signum(0, _Z, 1))

I do not want to use pattern matching, since the result is something I do not know what it will be. I just want to replace all those Maple symbols that start with _Z in the solution by another symbol. I can't use subs() either, since I do not know what the symbol will be.

What is the correct way to do this?

Should this generate an error?

restart;
r:=evalc(Im(1/ln(x)));
solve(r,{x});

This did not help. Same error as above.

restart;
r:=evalc(Im(1/ln(x))):
solve(r,{x}) assuming x::real;

This made Maple not give an error

restart;
r:=evalc(Im(1/ln(x))):
solve(r,{x}) assuming x::real, x>0;

       {x = x}

Also this worked, but NULL returned

restart;
r:=evalc(Im(1/ln(x))):
solve(r,{x}) assuming x::real, x<0;

Also this worked with NULL returned

restart;
r:=evalc(Im(1/ln(x))):
solve(r,{x}) assuming   x<0;

Is this how Maple generally works? i.e It generates an exception error when it is not able to solve something? Or does it normally echo back the input back if it can't solve something? Or at least return NULL if it can't solve it? I am havin hard time figuring which method to use to check if Maple is able to solve something or not, because each time it seems to do something different.

Should one then put a try/catch around each Maple call, and treat the try section as if Maple was not able to solve the equation whatever it was?

singular(ln(y^2+1),y);

        {y = -I}, {y = I}, {y = infinity}, {y = -infinity}.

But if "y" was real, then there are no finite singularities, since y^2 is always positive and hence y^2+1>0 always. Adding assumptions did not help

singular(ln(y^2+1),y) assuming y::real;

gives same result. RealDomain does not support singular.  But I am no longer using RealDomain as it seems bugy.

I know I could filter out these complex results using remove(), but it would be nice if there was a way to singular supports assumptions. Is there a way to do it?

Why are the following 2 commands produce different result?

restart;
RealDomain:-solve({y=y,y<>0},y);
solve({y=y,y<>0},y);

                            [y = 0]
                            {y <> 0}
 

Should not the result be the same?

solve({y=y,y<>0},y) assuming y::real;
                           {y <> 0}

Maple 2018.1. 

Are these errors to be expected? Why do they happen?

restart;
solve({x<>10, -infinity<x , x<infinity, -infinity<y , y<infinity},{x,y});

Error, (in solver) invalid input: SolveTools:-Inequality:-LinearUnivariateSystem expects its 1st argument, eqns, to be of type ({list, set})({`<`, `<=`, `=`}), but received {x <> -infinity, x < 10}

But it works when replacing x<>10 by y<>10

restart;
solve({y<>10,-infinity<x , x<infinity, -infinity<y , y<infinity},{x,y});
            {10 < y, x < infinity, y < infinity, -infinity < x}, {y <> -infinity, x < infinity, y < 10, -infinity < x}

What is the difference in the above two?

It also work when replacing x<>10 by x=10

solve({x=10, -infinity<x, x<infinity, -infinity<y , y<infinity},{x,y});
               {x = 10, y < infinity, -infinity < y}

It also works when removing the y parts by keeping x<>10

solve({x<>10, -infinity<x , x<infinity},{x,y});
           {y = y, 10 < x, x < infinity}, {y = y, x < 10, -infinity < x}

it also works when removing x<>10 and putting back the y stuff

solve({-infinity<x , x<infinity, -infinity<y , y<infinity},{x,y});
              {x < infinity, y < infinity, -infinity < x, -infinity < y}

Why Maple gives an error for some cases and not the others?

Maple 2018.1