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Re: Re: equaltity of lists

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  • Subject: [mg19184] Re: [mg19162] Re: equaltity of lists
  • From: "Tomas Garza" <tgarza at mail.internet.com.mx>
  • Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:52:45 -0400
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F. Mittermayr [mitterma at linz.vai.co.at] wrote:

> Why do I get the answer True when I ask Mathematica
>
> a=x; b=x^2/x;
> {a,b}=={b,a}
>
> Is it really true? What's about x=0?

Mathematica simplifies x^2/x, so that a = b = x, and {a, b} == {b, a} gives
True, in particular for x = 0. Check the value of b:

In[1]:=
a = x; b = x^2/x;
{a, b} == {b, a}
Out[2]=
True
In[3]:=
b
Out[3]=
x

Tomas Garza
Mexico City



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