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How to simplify expression after diff so that the denominator remains unchanged relative to the initial expression. [closed]

asked 2023-10-22 20:48:05 +0100

y023rus gravatar image

Dear experts, I have next initial expression: $$y=\dfrac{2x-3}{5-2x}$$ and I need find y'. In this case I use rule $$\left( \dfrac{u}{v} \right)' = \dfrac{u'v-uv'}{v^2} $$ and expect to obtain next result after simplification: $$y' = \dfrac{4}{(5-2x)^2}$$ But after diff((2x-3)/(5-2x),x) and simplification with factor() I get. $$y' = \dfrac{4}{(2x-5)^2}$$ How I can get $$(5-2x)^2$$ in denominator of derivative?

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answered 2023-10-23 20:45:49 +0100

Max Alekseyev gravatar image

You can use .denominator() to extract the denominator:

diff((2*x-3)/(5-2*x),x).factor().denominator()

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diff((2*x-3)/(5-2*x),x).denominator().factor()
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your code gives $(2x - 5)^2$ not $(5-2x)^2$ as I need

y023rus gravatar imagey023rus ( 2023-10-24 14:16:02 +0100 )edit

Mathematically speaking, it's the same expression. It's just a matter of how Sage orders terms in the representation. There is not much you can do about that, see https://ask.sagemath.org/question/73507/ for details and further references.

Max Alekseyev gravatar imageMax Alekseyev ( 2023-10-24 17:57:39 +0100 )edit

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