Re: Multiplying Equations

[withaar]

Hi there,

The following works for me:

symbols
a=sym('a');
b=sym('b');
x=sym('x');
y=sym('y');

f = (a/b)*(x/b);
g = (a/b)*(y/b);

h = f*g;

display(f)
display(g)
display(h)

The symbolic toolbox is used.

Willem


On 13-07-25 06:57 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> Subject: Multiplying Equations
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> To whom it may concern,
>
> I am doing my final year project for Industrial Engineering and I have
> encountered a problem while programming in octave.
>
> The problem occurs when I try to multiple two equations with multiple
> variables.
>
> Here is an example:
> f(x) = (a/b)*(x/b)
> g(y) = (a/b)*(y/b)
>
> h(x,y) = f(x)*g(y)
>
> the error I am given states that the binary operand * cannot be used in
> this situation. Please can you tell me in what manner I can multiply these
> equations.
>
> Thank you
>
> -- L Koornhof Industrial Engineering Student University of Pretoria
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