Dividing through in fractions
- Subject: Dividing through in fractions
- From: Richard Fateman
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:33:33 -0700
Try ratsubst(z,exp(x-y),%);
subst(exp(x-y),z,%);
RJF
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Stavros Macrakis
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 7:25 AM
> To: Rupert Swarbrick
> Cc: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Subject: Re: [Maxima] Dividing through in fractions
>
> On 9/6/07, Rupert Swarbrick <rupert.swarbrick at lineone.net> wrote:
> > I've got a fraction, say:
> >
> > a*%e^x/(b*%e^y + d*%e^x)
> >
> > and I'd much prefer
> >
> > a/(b*%e^(y-x) + d)
> >
>