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MmaTranslator[Mma]

  

Distribute

  

distribute an expression over an argument

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

Distribute(f)

Distribute(f,g)

Parameters

f

-

expression

g

-

expression

Description

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The Distribute command distributes an expression over to another

• 

The calling sequence Distribute(f(x,y,...)) distributes f over + appearing in any of the arguments x, y, ...

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The calling sequence Distribute(f(...), g) distributes the expression over g.

Examples

withMmaTranslatorMma:

Use the command with the Maple translation.

Distributefa,c+d+e

fa,c+fa,d+fa,e

(1)

Distributefgx,gy,g

ggfx,y

(2)

Alternatively, you can use the FromMma command with the evaluate option specified.

withMmaTranslator:

FromMma`Distribute[ (a)*(x+y) ]`,evaluate

ax+ay

(3)

Compatibility

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The MmaTranslator[Mma][Distribute] command was updated in Maple 2017.

See Also

MmaTranslator

MmaTranslator[FromMma]

MmaTranslator[Mma]