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Re: Thread function now working as expected

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg74604] Re: [mg74587] Thread function now working as expected
• From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
• Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:39:20 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200703270903.EAA13803@smc.vnet.net>

Expand[1 + 196*x^4 == (-1 + 12*x - 14*x^2)^2]
is evaluating to
1 + 196*x^4 == (-1 + 12*x - 14*x^2)^2
before Thread has a chance to act. Use Map:
Expand/@eqn2


On 3/27/07, siewsk at bp.com <siewsk at bp.com> wrote:
> I cannot get the Thread function to work on In[3] and I
> am forced to do it manually in In[4]
>
> Does anyone has any idea why In[3] is not working as I expected?
>
> In[1]:= eqn1 = Sqrt[1 + 196*x^4] == 12*x - 1 - 14*x^2
> Out[1]=
>               4                     2
> Sqrt[1 + 196 x ] == -1 + 12 x - 14 x
>
>
> In[2]:= eqn2 = Thread[(#1^2 & )[eqn1], Equal]
> Out[2]=
>          4                     2 2
> 1 + 196 x  == (-1 + 12 x - 14 x )
>
>
> In[3]:= dummy = Thread[Expand[eqn2], Equal]
> Out[3]=
>          4                     2 2
> 1 + 196 x  == (-1 + 12 x - 14 x )
>
>
> In[4]:= eqn3 = Equal[ eqn2[[1]] , Expand[ eqn2[[2]] ]  ]
> Out[4]=
>          4                    2        3        4
> 1 + 196 x  == 1 - 24 x + 172 x  - 336 x  + 196 x
>
>
> In[5]:= Simplify[eqn3]
> Out[5]=
>                   2
> x (6 - 43 x + 84 x ) == 0
>
>
>


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• References:
  • Thread function now working as expected
    • From: siewsk@bp.com