Re: Map function which adds last two numbers of a list
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- Subject: [mg73576] Re: [mg73530] Map function which adds last two numbers of a list
- From: János <janos.lobb at yale.edu>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:33:05 -0500 (EST)
- References: <200702210646.BAA18238@smc.vnet.net>
On Feb 21, 2007, at 1:46 AM, Christopher Pike wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Consider this:
>
> z = {{1,4,5,6},{7,8,9,1},{1,2,4,3}}
>
> I'd like to Map a function onto z which would replace the last two
> items
> with their sum:
>
> {{1,4,11},{7,8,10},{1,2,7}}
>
> I could easily use the Table command to construct this new table,
> but it
> would be nicer if I new how to Map some function on z that would
> produce
> the same result.
>
> Any suggestions.
>
> Thanks, Chris Pike
Here is a newbie suggestion:
In[24]:=
fz[x_] := Join[Most[Most[x]],
{Total[Complement[x,
Most[Most[x]]]]}]
In[26]:=
(fz[#1] & ) /@ z
Out[26]=
{{1, 4, 11}, {7, 8, 10},
{1, 2, 7}}
J=E1nos
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- Map function which adds last two numbers of a list
- From: "Christopher Pike" <crpike@ucdavis.edu>
- Map function which adds last two numbers of a list