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yehuda ben-shimol
 09/10/12 1:39pm

notice that you need a space between b and I to represent multiplication
z=a + b I

next, use ComplexExpand to let Mathematica "know" that both a and b are real variables



ComplexExpand[Re[z]]


thats it

yehuda

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How to print the real part of a complex variable David Eagle 09/10/12 09:35am
Re: How to print the real part of a complex var... yehuda ben-s... 09/10/12 1:39pm
Re: Re: How to print the real part of a complex... david eagle 09/10/12 2:22pm
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