Re: Mathematica syntax problem: tsntxi
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- Subject: [mg119679] Re: Mathematica syntax problem: tsntxi
- From: Olga Botvinnik <olga.botvinnik at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
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Thank you to all! This problem has been resolved. The brackets were my problem because I was using them to keep track of different braces. Olga 2011/6/16 Vivek Joshi <vivekjjoshi29 at gmail.com> > Can you describe your complete problem ? Nothing seems to be wrong with the > syntax except square braces around your expression. Square braces f[...] are > used to define arguments to a function. Eg: > > In[15]:= Simplify[((x-a)/A)^2+((y-b)/B)^2-2*r*(x-a)*(y-b)/(A*B)] > Out[15]= (a-x)^2/A^2-(2 r (a-x) (b-y))/(A B)+(b-y)^2/B^2 > > In[14]:= ((x-a)/A)^2+((y-b)/B)^2-2*r*(x-a)*(y-b)/(A*B) > Out[14]= (-a+x)^2/A^2-(2 r (-a+x) (-b+y))/(A B)+(-b+y)^2/B^2 > > Vivek J. Joshi > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:59 AM, unabashed <olga.botvinnik at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am new to Mathematica and cannot figure out this syntax problem: >> >> Syntax::tsntxi: "[((x-a)/A)^2+((y-b)/B)^2-2*r*(x-a)*(y-b)/(A*B)]" is >> incomplete; more input is needed. >> >> Can someone give me some insight? >> Thank you very much. >> >> >
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- Mathematica syntax problem: tsntxi
- From: unabashed <olga.botvinnik@gmail.com>
- Mathematica syntax problem: tsntxi