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Re: Re: Simplify

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• Subject: [mg91132] Re: [mg91122] Re: Simplify
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 04:38:42 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Note that MatrixForm is not required here with FactorOut.  You could 
equally well use:

   v = {2 cet1, 0, -2 cet1, cet1, 0, -cet1};

   Needs["Presentations`Master`"]

   FactorOut[cet1,HoldForm][v]
cet1 {2,0,-2,1,0,-1}

David Park wrote:
> list = {{2 cet1, 0, -2 cet1, cet1, 0, -cet1}};
> 
> cet1 MatrixForm[list/cet1]
> cet1 (2 0 -2 1 0 -1)
> 
> Or using the Presentations package:
> 
> Needs["Presentations`Master`"]
> 
> list // FactorOut[cet1, MatrixForm]
> cet1 (2 0 -2 1 0 -1)
> 

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  • Re: Simplify
    • From: "David Park" <djmpark@comcast.net>