Writing an equation in terms of r, a and b
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- Subject: [mg107850] Writing an equation in terms of r, a and b
- From: Rafael Cunha de Almeida <no-reply at example.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 04:41:31 -0500 (EST)
Hello, I want to transform an equation to fit the following pattern: r = ax + by For instance, if I had r = a(-q_2) + bq_1q_2 + b I'd like make it into this: r = a(-q_2) + b(1 + q_1q_2) In this case x = -q_2 and y = 1 + q_1q_2. Is there a function for that? What's it called? []'s Rafael