Re: question about HoldForm
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- Subject: [mg60808] Re: question about HoldForm
- From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:41:22 -0400 (EDT)
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Ruth Lazkoz schrieb: > Hi, > > I have this expression > > x = 2; HoldForm[x^2 + 4x + 4] > > Is there a way to operate on HoldForm so that I get (x^2+2)^2? If I cut > a paste the result and operate on it I obviously get 16. > > Thanks, > > Ruth > > In[1]:= x=2;hf=HoldForm[x^2+4x+4]; the obvious: In[2]:= hf/.HoldForm[x^2+4x+4]->HoldForm[(x^2+2)^2] Out[2]= (x^2+2)^2 this unfotunately changes the structure (HoldForm "slides down" to x^2): In[3]:= Factor@ReleaseHold[hf/.HoldPattern[x]->HoldForm[x^2]] Out[3]= (2+x^2)^2 In[4]:= %//FullForm Out[4]//FullForm= Power[Plus[2,HoldForm[Power[x,2]]],2] ... but why do you want this unusual mapping (x^2+4x+4 -> (x^2+2)^2)? ;-) Peter