Mathematica Help ly needed in Mathematica Simplify

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The discussion revolves around issues faced while using the "Simplify" function in Mathematica on a complex expression involving multiple variables, including x, a, and Lambda. The user reports that when applying "Simplify" without any assumptions, the result is a short expression dependent solely on Lambda. However, when the variable "a" is set to 1, the simplification unexpectedly yields zero. This discrepancy is attributed to potential division by zero errors in the expression, which Mathematica struggles to simplify correctly. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding how variable dependencies and limits can affect simplification outcomes in Mathematica.
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Help urgently needed in Mathematica Simplify

Dear All,

I have a very longe expression (see file attached ) of variables x, a, Lambda... etc,
when I apply "Simplify" I am left only with very short expression
ONLY with variable Lambda.

But if in the initial expression I declare "a" variable as equal to one (a = 1) and afterwrds try to do simplification it gives me ZERO!.

So why this happen .. If the first "Simplify" tells me that the expression is dependent only on Lambda why "a" variable affects the result ...?

Pls heelp... what I do wrong...
George
 

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I assume there's some zeroes. The first answer is correct, as you can see if you do :
Limit[fx[a],a->1]
its the a independent solution. The second part (where it is 0) is most likely due to these divide by zeroes, where mathematica cannot correctly simplify it.
 

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