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Obaid Rehman

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Oct 3, 2008, 6:41:55 AM10/3/08
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Hi,

Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.

DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))

In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

Please solve this puzzle

Obaid Ur Rehman

PhD Student

School of ITEE, Room No 161, Building 15.

UNSW@ADFA <mailto:5.UNSW@ADFA> , Canberra

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Albert Retey

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Oct 4, 2008, 6:17:28 AM10/4/08
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Hi,
>
> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
>
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

I'm sure that you are doing something wrong, but since you don't provide
the code that produces these result it's unfortunatly impossible to help...

albert

PS: Do you really think you want to make all these personal details
(which I have deleted) public available? Although I'm neither a lawyer
nor an English native speaker, I doubt your disclaimer makes any sense
at all when posting to a public newsgroup:

Jean-Marc Gulliet

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Oct 4, 2008, 6:17:05 AM10/4/08
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Obaid Rehman wrote:

> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?
>
> Please solve this puzzle

You should post the expression and the replacement rules you used
(before evaluation), preferably in *InputForm* [1].

Regards,
- Jean-Marc

[1] Select the cell(s) you want to include in your email, then within
the *Cell* menu select either *Convert To* or *Display As* and choose
*InputForm*. Finally, copy and paste as usual.

Bill Rowe

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Oct 4, 2008, 6:17:40 AM10/4/08
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On 10/3/08 at 6:42 AM, Obaid....@student.adfa.edu.au (Obaid
Rehman) wrote:

>Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
>symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
>variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result
>should be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You
>can notice that answer could not be in simplified form. I have
>already used Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as
>well.

>DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
>0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))

>In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
>not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

This is a non-sense result and is a sure sign there is a problem
in the code you used to get this result.

>Please solve this puzzle

In order for anyone to do this you will need to post the code
that produced the results you posted above. From what you have
posted, I expect the source of the problem is likely to be the
pattern you are using for ReplaceAll.

Jean-Marc Gulliet

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Oct 5, 2008, 2:23:25 AM10/5/08
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Obaid Rehman wrote:

> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?
>
> Please solve this puzzle

You should post the expression and the replacement rules you used

Albert Retey

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Oct 5, 2008, 2:23:46 AM10/5/08
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Hi,
>
> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
>
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

I'm sure that you are doing something wrong, but since you don't provide


the code that produces these result it's unfortunatly impossible to help...

albert

PS: Do you really think you want to make all these personal details
(which I have deleted) public available? Although I'm neither a lawyer
nor an English native speaker, I doubt your disclaimer makes any sense
at all when posting to a public newsgroup:

> This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain

Bill Rowe

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Oct 5, 2008, 2:23:57 AM10/5/08
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On 10/3/08 at 6:42 AM, Obaid....@student.adfa.edu.au (Obaid
Rehman) wrote:

>Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
>symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
>variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result
>should be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You
>can notice that answer could not be in simplified form. I have
>already used Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as
>well.

>DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
>0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))

>In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
>not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

This is a non-sense result and is a sure sign there is a problem

Albert Retey

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Oct 5, 2008, 5:38:29 AM10/5/08
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Hi,
>
> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
>
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

I'm sure that you are doing something wrong, but since you don't provide


the code that produces these result it's unfortunatly impossible to help...

albert

PS: Do you really think you want to make all these personal details
(which I have deleted) public available? Although I'm neither a lawyer
nor an English native speaker, I doubt your disclaimer makes any sense
at all when posting to a public newsgroup:

> This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain

Bill Rowe

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Oct 5, 2008, 5:38:40 AM10/5/08
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On 10/3/08 at 6:42 AM, Obaid....@student.adfa.edu.au (Obaid
Rehman) wrote:

>Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
>symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
>variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result
>should be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You
>can notice that answer could not be in simplified form. I have
>already used Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as
>well.

>DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
>0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))

>In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
>not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?

This is a non-sense result and is a sure sign there is a problem

Jean-Marc Gulliet

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Oct 5, 2008, 5:37:58 AM10/5/08
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Obaid Rehman wrote:

> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?
>
> Please solve this puzzle

You should post the expression and the replacement rules you used

sjoerd.c...@gmail.com

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Oct 6, 2008, 4:31:52 AM10/6/08
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Obaid,

Could you provide us with a copy of your input? It is quite possible
that you made a typo there.

Cheers,

Sjoerd

On Oct 3, 12:41 pm, "Obaid Rehman" <Obaid.Reh...@student.adfa.edu.au>
wrote:


> Hi,
>
> Latest problem that I have faced is the following. I have done some
> symbolic computation and use "ReplaceAll" command to assign each
> variable (Except "DS") to a certain numerical value. The result should
> be a single value with DS but I got the following result. You can notice
> that answer could not be in simplified form. I have already used
> Simplify and FullSimplify but that doesn't work as well.
>
> DS (194.424 +0.00920267 0.211002.1.44488+9.86337=D710-21
> 0.390389.(-5.57734=D71012))
>
> In the brackets some time numbers are separated by dot and some time
> not. Also, what does it mean (two dots). 0.211002.1.44488?
>
> Please solve this puzzle
>
> Obaid Ur Rehman
>
> PhD Student
>
> School of ITEE, Room No 161, Building 15.
>
> UNSW@ADFA <mailto:5.UNSW@ADFA> , Canberra
>

> Obaid.Reh...@student.adfa.edu.au
> <mailto:Obaid.Reh...@student.adfa.edu.au>

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