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Re: Expression transformation

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  • Subject: [mg59292] Re: [mg59268] Expression transformation
  • From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 01:21:22 -0400 (EDT)
  • References: <200508040607.CAA26418@smc.vnet.net>
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On 4 Aug 2005, at 08:07, mumbojumbo wrote:

> Dear forum,
>
> How can I  persuade Mathematica to transform the expression
>   Exp(-x)+(a+b Exp[-x])/c
> to the form
> (a+(b+c)Exp(-x))/c
>
> I have tried Together[...] and Simplify, but I always get
> (b + c + a*E^x)/(c*E^x)
> It looks like Mathematica is silently transforming Exp[-x] to
> 1/Exp[x]. How can I disable this transformation?
>
> I am asking because in applications some equivalent forms are more
> equivalent than others e.g. Exp[-u/(kT)]-1 is considered a proper  
> form,
> while (1- Exp[u/(kT)])/Exp[u/(kT)] is not.
>
> Thanks, Yuri.
>
>                          mailto:mjumbo at gmail.com
>
>

Is this near enough


Collect[Exp[-x] + (a + b*Exp[-x])/c, Exp[-x], Together]


a/c + (b + c)/(E^x*c)

?

Andrzej Kozlowski


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