function [x0, flag]=sylvester3a(x0,a,b,c,dd)
% solves iteratively ax+bxc=d

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a_1 = inv(a);
b = a_1*b;
flag=0;
for j=1:size(dd,3)
    d = a_1*dd(:,:,j);
    e = 1;
    iter = 1;
    while all(e > 1e-8) && iter < 500 %use all() to get a logical in case e is empty
        x = d-b*x0(:,:,j)*c;
        e = max(max(abs(x-x0(:,:,j))));
        x0(:,:,j) = x;
        iter = iter + 1;
    end
    if iter == 500
        sprintf('sylvester3a : Only accuracy of %10.8f is achieved after 500 iterations',e);
        flag=1;
    end
end