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Re: question about HoldForm

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• Subject: [mg60792] Re: [mg60777] question about HoldForm
• From: Andrzej Kozlowski <andrzej at yhc.att.ne.jp>
• Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 05:40:59 -0400 (EDT)
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• Reply-to: Andrzej Kozlowski <andrzej at akikoz.net>
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On 28 Sep 2005, at 16:14, Andrzej Kozlowski wrote:

>
> On 28 Sep 2005, at 14:41, Ruth Lazkoz wrote:
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>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have this expression
>>
>> x = 2; HoldForm[x^2 + 4x + 4]
>>
>> Is there a way to operate on HoldForm so that I get (x^2+2)^2? If  
>> I cut
>> a paste the result and operate on it I obviously get 16.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ruth
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Do you mean (x+2)^2?
> Assuming so one possible way is something like this:
>
>
> x = 2; v = HoldForm[x^2 + 4*x + 4];
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>
> Block[{x}, HoldForm[Evaluate[v /. HoldForm[u_] :> Factor[u]]]]
>
>
> HoldForm[(x + 2)^2]
>
> Andrzej Kozlowski
>
>
>


This may be slightly simpler, though the idea is the same.



x = 2; v = HoldForm[x^2 + 4*x + 4];

In[3]:=
Block[{x}, HoldForm[Evaluate[Factor[ReleaseHold[v]]]]]


HoldForm[(x + 2)^2]

Andrzej Kozlowski

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