Re: Collect coefficients of array variables during calculation:
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- Subject: [mg87027] Re: Collect coefficients of array variables during calculation:
- From: Peter Pein <petsie at dordos.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:24:36 -0500 (EST)
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Gopinath Venkatesan schrieb:
> Hello Mathematica Friends
>
> If we have an array variable, and assuming after intermediate calculations, some equations are found to be below.
>
> eqn1=10. A[[1,1]]+b A[[1,1]]+c A[[1,2]]+3. A[[1,2]] (only for illustration)
>
> Simplify[] does not combine the coefficients under same array member, i.e. instead of (10.+b)A[[1,1]]+(c+3.)A[[1,2]], it is showing the earlier mentioned form.
>
> Is there a way to collect them and simplify them. But when I checked for simple cases, Simplify[] seems to work.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> Regards,
> Gopinath
> University of Oklahoma
>
Hi Gopinath,
use Collect[] to collect ;-)
In[2]:=
Collect[eqn1,_Part]
Out[2]=
(10. + b)*A[[1,1]] + (3. + c)*
A[[1,2]]
you can give a function as third parameter which is applied to the
coefficients:
In[3]:=
Collect[eqn1, _Part, Rationalize]
Out[3]=
(10 + b)*A[[1,1]] + (3 + c)*A[[1,2]]
hth,
Peter