Substituting Functions: Simplifying Multivariate Expressions

  • Thread starter Thread starter fred2028
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Functions
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
2 replies · 3K views
fred2028
Messages
19
Reaction score
0
This is more of a concept question, so the template is not followed.

Say you're given

T(x,y,z) = xy-z

And

z = x+y

Basically, T is a function of x, y, and z while z is a function of x and y. If we substitute z into T, would T become T(x, y) or stay T(x, y, z)?
 
Physics news on Phys.org
rock.freak667 said:
Your function would become T(x,y)

OK thanks!