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HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - hpprimed - 08-25-2023 12:31 AM Hello Forum, First post! I cant figure out how to simplify the answers that my HP prime 2 outputs. Please see photo. I would like the calculator to automatically simplify the fractions in the answer that it outputs. For example when I ask the calculator for the partial fraction of 1/(10x^2+5x). The answer that i expect is 1/(5x) - 2/(5(2x+1)), though the calculator is giving me a more complex answer (1/5)/x - (1/5)/(x+(1/2)). This is just one example, though I have been experiencing it with many other solutions outputted. Any help is appreciated, Thank you![attachment=12447] RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - Alchemisst - 08-25-2023 01:20 AM simplify ->max RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - hpprimed - 08-25-2023 02:07 AM (08-25-2023 01:20 AM)Alchemisst Wrote: simplify ->max Thanks for your reply. I set the simplify settings to maximum in the settings and it is still providing the same output. RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - Quadratica - 08-25-2023 03:31 PM Of course the expected answer and the HP answer are the same but its surprising that the HP does not simplify and output the expected answer. I tried this on my ti nspire CAS and it gives the expected answer. I have found many instances of poor algebraic manipulation on the Prime. I learn to live with it and do the simplification myself. RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - parisse - 08-25-2023 03:33 PM Well, the answer for partial fraction decomposition is a sum of coeff/(x-root) (for simple real roots), this is what you would get by doing it by hand. If you want to simplify a part of an expression, then it's not easy because there is no expression editor like on the hp49 (I mean a user interface that lets you select a subexpression and apply a transformation over it). Here you can type: Code:
RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - Corruptissima - 08-25-2023 04:26 PM This CAS program will be able to display the answer in a more straightforward readable format. I hope this will help. [code] // Part fraction in simpler display // Run the program in CAS home // Corruptissima #cas //Enter equation partfracn(f):= BEGIN local a,b,c,t; // Perform partfrac t:=partfrac(f); // Store left most part of the equation a:=left(t); // Store the rightmost part of the equation c:=right(t); // Obtain the middle part of the equation // If exist b:=t-a-c; //Simplify to readable form a:=factor(a); b;=factor(b); c:=factor(c); // Complete the final equation t:=factor(a)+factor(b)+factor(c); // Output the answer RETURN(t); END; #end RE: HP Prime: cant simplify answer output - EnigmaticMF - 10-02-2023 02:09 AM Still, I think HP/Maravia(sp?) need to urgently address all these simplification issues I've been noticing as well, as I further my self-directed math studies. Even when setting simplify to 'maximum'. The Casio FX-CG500 will show them correctly simplified (as shown by various Youtube instructors). Unfortunately, I can't cite specific examples, but I just know I've encountered many on the Prime - versus the Casio FX-CG500 I also have. I'm new to CAS with these 2 calcs, but I would've thought something like simplification would be a cornerstone of a CAS system. |