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Re: Problem with collect

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  • Subject: [mg6489] Re: Problem with collect
  • From: Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au>
  • Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:38:42 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: University of Western Australia
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hans Steffani wrote:

> Take
> 
> blah1 vv ss + blah2 vv ss +
> blah3 vv aa + blah4 vv aa +
> blah5 ss aa + blah6 ss aa
> Collect[%,{ss vv,vv aa,ss aa}]
> 
> this produces
> 
> aa blah5 ss + aa blah6 ss + aa blah3 vv + aa blah4 vv +
>   blah1 ss vv + blah2 ss vv
> 
> although I want
> 
> aa vv(blah3+blah4) + ss vv(blah1+blah2) + ss aa(blah5+blah6)

In version 3.0, FullSimplify does what you want.

  In[1]:= FullSimplify[blah1 vv ss + blah2 vv ss + 
	        blah3 vv aa + blah4 vv aa + blah5 ss aa + blah6 ss aa]

  Out[5]= aa (blah5+blah6) ss+aa (blah3+blah4) vv+(blah1+blah2) ss vv

Cheers,
	Paul 
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