Re: problem in expression
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- Subject: [mg99918] Re: [mg99889] problem in expression
- From: "David Park" <djmpark at comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 06:45:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Numbers with decimal points are approximate numbers rather than exact numbers. As soon as you introduce a decimal point into a calculation it will be done entirely with approximate numbers. This might often be the normal manner of doing it. Mathematica is saying it doesn't know if those terms are exactly zero. In some cases you may be able to formulate your equations entirely with exact numbers (integers, rational numbers, exact roots) and then you will obtain exact answers - if Mathematica can solve it. Otherwise you can use Chop on your output to get rid of the 0. terms and Rationalize to get rid of the 1. Factor. David Park djmpark at comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ From: Obaid Ur Rehman [mailto:Obaid.Rehman at student.adfa.edu.au] I am wondering if some one can help me in the following problem. Whenever I solve or do some manipulation with certain matrix or vector, it gives me result in the following form e.g. F=0.x1+0.x2+1.x3+0.x4 It is clear that F=x3 but why the expression contains multiples of zeros. If certain vector is multiplied by zero the result should be zero and it must not be appear in the final expression. Could you people please help me out to get rid of these zeros in the final expression? Obaid