About Simplifying and Rewriting Expressions
If PTC Mathcad returns a symbolic expression that is lengthy and complicated, you can simplify or rewrite the result using the following keywords:
• simplify—Simplifies expressions using algebraic, trigonometric, and exponential identities.
• collect—Collects terms of a multivariable polynomial with respect to one of the variables.
• combine—Combines terms involving elementary functions, including e
x,
sin, cos, and
ln.
• rewrite—Rewrites expressions in terms of elementary functions.