Re: Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptions
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- From: "Xuguang\(Heather\) Zhang" <xuguang_zhang at hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 01:51:29 -0400 (EDT)
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AW: [mg35600] Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptionsThank you, bode.
Maybe the last example I gave is too simplified. In fact, the problem I
always meet with is as follows:
F(x,y,w,z) is a function of x,y,w and z where x,y,w and z are greater
than zero. I want to simplify F(x,y,w,z) under the assumption that x is
much less than y.
Can you please tell me how to do that? Thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthias.Bode at oppenheim.de
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Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: [mg35622] AW: [mg35600] Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptions
Hello Heather,
try:
1 + x^2 /. {x -> 0}
It will give you the 1 you wish.
Best regards,
Matthias Bode.
Von: Xuguang(Heather) Zhang [mailto:xuguang_zhang at hotmail.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 22. Juli 2002 08:11
An: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Betreff: [mg35600] Q: Simplify with "much less" assumptions
Hello, everybody,
I have one question regarding simplify answer with assumptions. For
example, I have "1+x^2". The assumptions is x is much much less than
1.
Therefore x^2 can be neglected under the above assumption. What I get
after simplification should be "1" only. Can anybody tell me how do
this
in Mathematica? It seems there is no "much less" or "much greater"
symbol in Mathematica. Thank you all.
Heather