A very simple question concerning the algebra of physics

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Suppose I had an expression, for the sake of this post

[tex]\frac{Ec^2}{mv}[/tex]

we know that [tex]c^2 = \frac{E}{m}[/tex] so can the above expression be substituted as

[tex]c^2 \frac{c^2}{v}[/tex]

Yes, yes, I know this result is very uninteresting, I was just making a quick example. Thank you!
 
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I ask this because some work I am following states that if two particles are really close separated at a distance R then the momentum is large proportional to

[tex]\frac{\hbar}{R}[/tex]

Then it says that using a substitution then in E=pc

[tex]E= \frac{\hbar c}{R}[/tex]

so in this sense, if you can do it that way, you can also do it my way, the reversed way in the OP, right?
 
help1please said:
Suppose I had an expression, for the sake of this post

[tex]\frac{Ec^2}{mv}[/tex]

we know that [tex]c^2 = \frac{E}{m}[/tex] so can the above expression be substituted as

[tex]c^2 \frac{c^2}{v}[/tex]

Yes, yes, I know this result is very uninteresting, I was just making a quick example. Thank you!

So far so good. Is that the whole question? You can always substitute equal for equals.
 
Thank you, that is all I wanted to know! :)