On Sep 18, 7:41 am, John H Palmieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It wasn't the mathematics I was looking for, but how to output the > answer once I find it. If Sage computes that 1/20 = 1/4 - 1/5, how do > I get it to print the expression 1/4 - 1/5 without simplifying it to > 1/20? For example, if I compute the various parts and store them in a > list 'parts', then something naive like 'return sum(parts)' won't > work. How do I return an expression made up of rational numbers, +'s, > and -'s, with no simplification?
One answer to my own question: I can define a new class whose instances are rational numbers, but whose repr and latex methods are in terms of their partial fraction decomposition. Is there a better way to do this? John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
