Re: question about simplify function
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- Subject: [mg96959] Re: question about simplify function
- From: zxcv_890 at hotmail.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:41:58 -0500 (EST)
- References: <go8i2m$l5e$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Feb 27, 6:16 am, zxcv_... at hotmail.com wrote: > This seems like a basic question, but I can't see the answer: Why > doesn't either the Simplify or FullSimplify function transform the > expression x/(xy) into 1/y? When I substitute a specific value in for > x, the simplification occurs as expected, e.g., 4/(4y) transforms to 1/ > y. Puzzling. > Jack Forget it; I figured it out. Mathematica doesn't recognize xy as multiplication. You either need to leave a space (x y) or use the asterisk (x*y)