different meaning of function parameters?
- Subject: different meaning of function parameters?
- From: andre maute
- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 10:24:02 +0200
why does my_factor2 yield an other result as my_factor1?
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my_factor1(a,x,q) := block(
[res],
res : ratcoef(q,x,1)/a,
return(res)
)$
my_factor2(a,x,q) := block(
[res,lhsc,rhsc,my_factor_c,sols],
lhsc : ratcoef(q,x,1),
rhsc : a*my_factor_c,
sols : solve( [lhsc=rhsc], [my_factor_c] ),
res : factor(rhs( sols[1] )),
return(res)
)$
p : c*x;
cp : my_factor1(a,x,p);
p : a*x;
cp : my_factor1(c,x,p);
p : c*x;
cp : my_factor2(a,x,p);
p : a*x;
cp : my_factor2(c,x,p);
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Andre