Re: avoid combining like terms in algebraic expression
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- Subject: [mg121130] Re: avoid combining like terms in algebraic expression
- From: "Christoph Lhotka" <christoph.lhotka at univie.ac.at>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:02:31 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello, HoldForm will prevent the evaluation of the epxression: In[1]:= HoldForm[3x+4x] Out[1]= 3 x+4 x Best, Christoph On 30/08/2011 12:35, Phil Hammond wrote: > I'm generating problems for basic algebra students, and I would like > to present expressions with like terms (e.g. 3x + 4x) and have the > students combine them in their answers. Could somebody help me > persuade Mathematica to refrain from combining them automatically? > > Thanks- > >