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Re: Delayed Derivative Operator

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg81816] Re: [mg81762] Delayed Derivative Operator
• From: Curtis Osterhoudt <cfo at lanl.gov>
• Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 04:21:37 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: LANL
• References: <200710030626.CAA28793@smc.vnet.net>
• Reply-to: cfo at lanl.gov

On Wednesday 03 October 2007 00:26:48 ToddSmith wrote:
> Hi,
>  I would like to be able to have an equation
>
> eq := D[f[x],x]==5;
>
> And a substitution rule
>
> rule = f[x]->x^3;
>
> And perform the substitution
>
> eq/.rule
>
> And get back the equation 3x^2==5. But Mathematica sees f'[x] and
> doesn't do any substitutions. I tried a delayed assignment for eq but
> it didn't work. What can I do?
>
> -Thanks

Maybe 

eq := Hold[D[f[x], x] == 5]; 

rule = f[x] -> x^3; 

In[7]:= ReleaseHold[eq /. rule]

Out[7]= 3 x^2 == 5

will do what you want.

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