Timeline for How do I simplify an embedded sub-expression without affecting other sub-expressions?
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| Dec 15, 2012 at 11:40 | comment | added | Simon Woods | @user15964, it did work, but remember that Simplify aims to reduce the complexity of the expression. In this case, Expand increases the complexity, and the so lowest complexity expression Simplify can find is the one you started with. | |
| Dec 15, 2012 at 1:21 | comment | added | matheorem | Thank you very much !! Your solution to my second method is perfect !! But about TransformationFunctions, I still have doubt. For example I want to simplify an expression only use Expand and Together. How should I write? I've tried write like Simplify[(1 + x)^6, TransformationFunctions -> {Expand}] (use only expand), but it didn't work. | |
| Dec 14, 2012 at 16:38 | history | answered | Simon Woods | CC BY-SA 3.0 |