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Re: ReplaceRepeated in case of non ordered expressions

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  • Subject: [mg108137] Re: ReplaceRepeated in case of non ordered expressions
  • From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:21:24 -0500 (EST)
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Hi,
ReplaceRepeated (not ReplaceAll) can do the job:
a + b //. {y -> c + d, a -> z + t, b -> y}
Daniel

On 07.03.2010 11:14, Maria Davis wrote:
> Hi;
> I have such equations:
> x=a+b
> y=c+d
> a=z+t
> b=y
>
> I want to use mathematica in order to simplify x and  obtain: x=z+t+c
> +d
> I have used: [x,Listofequations]
> This function is available if I have equations written in the
> following order:
> x=a+b
> a=z+t
> b=y
> y=c+d
>
> but in the case of non ordered equations,  it doesn't work. Further, I
> must use equations in the order given.
> Please can you help me.
> Thanks
>


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