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The forum discussion centers on the behavior of the "Simplify" function in Mathematica when applied to a complex expression involving variables such as x, a, and Lambda. The user reports that the simplification results in an expression dependent solely on Lambda, yet when the variable 'a' is set to 1, the simplification yields zero. This discrepancy arises due to the presence of divide-by-zero scenarios in the expression, which Mathematica cannot resolve correctly. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding variable dependencies and the limitations of simplification in Mathematica.

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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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