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Mantaining the same form

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  • Subject: [mg124039] Mantaining the same form
  • From: Miguel Gil <misvrne at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 05:15:59 -0500 (EST)
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At a function in which one parameter is an expression "expr", Mathematica 8.0 evaluates or simplifies the value of "expr" when it is introduced.
How is that Mathematica keep the same form of the "expr" introduced?.

Example:

In []: MyFunction [expr_]: = expr;
MyFunction [(Sin [2x], Tan [y]) / (x * Sec [y]^2)]

Out []: (Cos [y]^2 (Sin [2x], Tan [y]) / x

I want to get the same expression (Sin [2x], Tan [y]) / (x * Sec [y]^2)

Clearly, the input expression and modified expression are equivalent, but are not equal. 
For example, if we were to apply the rule of L'Hopital or the theorem Schwarz  the results would be erroneous.

Thanks



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