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Hold function on Times in TreeForm?
David Konkal
David Konkal
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12 years ago
I am new to Mathematica I have a question though When I use
TreeForm[ax^2+bx+c]
I get
Plus
/ | \
Power bx c
/ \
ax 2
I tried starting a new notebook and even rebooting but that didn't help It seems that there is a Hold function on the Times but I can't figure it out could someone please help me?
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Nasser M. Abbasi
Nasser M. Abbasi, student
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12 years ago
Spaces are important in Mathematica : ax is not the same as a*x.
ax is taken as ONE symbol all in its own. Hence you need to either add one or more spaces, or use "*"
Using a space gives the output you were expecting
TreeForm[a x^2 + b x + c]
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