simplify terms containing a exponential function

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h_...@web.de

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Feb 24, 2021, 3:24:46 AM2/24/21
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Hello,

I treid this in a promt of a part (for clarity without variables e.g. for the minus sign):

$ f(x) = 3 \cdot e ^ \simplify[std]{-2*x+1} + \simplify[std]{-x^2}  $

It yields to a display with "... +-x^2". With a plus followed by a minus sign.

So I tried
$ f(x) = \simplify[std]{3 * e ^ {-2*x+1}  +{-x^2}}  $
But this gives  an mathematical error from the part with e^ .

Is there a way to display this formula naturally?

Thanks,
Helge

Christian Lawson-Perfect

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Feb 24, 2021, 4:37:23 AM2/24/21
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Within \simplify, curly braces are used to substitute in variable values. Assuming you want to show the variable x, and it's not a question variable that you want to substitute, I think you should use parentheses, e.g.

$ f(x) = \simplify[std]{ 3*e^(-2x+1) + (-x^2) } $

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h_...@web.de

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Feb 24, 2021, 6:42:00 AM2/24/21
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Thank you! Now it works. My line is now with variables to substitute:

$ f(x) = \simplify[std,!otherNumbers,!noLeadingMinus]{{c}e^({b[1]}*x+{b[0]})  + {a[1]}x^{n[1]} + {a[0]}x^{n[0]}}$

It doesn't matter, but I wonder why the first example "e ^ \simplify[std]{-2*x+1}" is working.

Sincerely, Helge
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