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Re: Is there way to use something like Assuming with the function SIgn?
Posted:
Nov 24, 2012 2:30 AM
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Hello
Many thanks.
Ed
On Nov 23, 2012, at 12:01 PM, Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Assuming[assum, expr] evaluates expr with assum appended to
> $Assumptions, so that assum is included in the default assumptions
> used by functions such as Refine, Simplify, and Integrate."
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> list = {1, -2, a, 3};
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> Assuming[a < 0, Simplify[Sign[list]]]
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> {1, -1, -1, 1}
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> However, more compactly
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> Simplify[Sign[list], a < 0]
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> {1, -1, -1, 1}
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>
> Bob Hanlon
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> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:25 AM, Eduardo Mendes <emammendes@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello
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>> I was wondering there is something similar to what can be done with Integrate, Reduce and Limit. Something like
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>> list={1,-2,a,3}
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>> Assuming[a<0,Sign[list]]
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>> Mathematica returns {1,-1,Sign[a],1} and I would like to see something like {1,-1,-1,1}. Can that be done?
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>> Many thanks
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>> Ed
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