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Re: could not get Simplified form

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg92546] Re: could not get Simplified form
• From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
• Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 06:17:03 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
• References: <gc4stj$f1a$1@smc.vnet.net>

Obaid Rehman wrote:

> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some 
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each 
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should 
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice 
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used 
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
> 
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21 
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
 >
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time 
> not.  Also, what does it mean (two dots).    0.211002.1.44488?
> 
> Please solve this puzzle

You should post the expression and the replacement rules you used 
(before evaluation), preferably in *InputForm* [1].

Regards,
- Jean-Marc

[1] Select the cell(s) you want to include in your email, then within 
the *Cell* menu select either *Convert To* or *Display As* and choose 
*InputForm*. Finally, copy and paste as usual.