simplify fractions in a matrix

asked 2023-08-11 08:50:57 +0100

tanyanlan
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Here is the code I used in SageMath computations.

var('a11,a12,a21,a22,b1,b2')

A = matrix([[a11,a12,b1],[a21,a22,b2]])

A.add_multiple_of_row(1,0,-a21/a11)

pretty_print(A)

The output is as follows. image description

Is it possible to simplify the entries in the form a/b?

Thanks for your time.

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answered 2023-08-11 11:03:50 +0100

Emmanuel Charpentier
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You want to factor A's elements :

sage: A.apply_map(factor)
[                     a11                      a12                       b1]
[                       0 -(a12*a21 - a11*a22)/a11   -(a21*b1 - a11*b2)/a11]

(ask.agemath.org's Mathjiax interpreter won't display this matrix correctly...).

HTH,

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Thank you so much! It works.

tanyanlan ( 2023-08-11 15:32:56 +0100 )edit

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