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awibroe1-Visitor
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March 21, 2017
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Defining division

  • March 21, 2017
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Can anyone tell me how to define for example x/y as a value I.e 1? This is in context of a ratio. So I'm looking to define a ratio so that when I insert it in a formula MathCAD knows what the ratio value is?

WHen hen for example I write x/y I'm not allowed to define this I.e pressing : does nothing.

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Best answer by nas0k

Does the "x/y", then deleting the "" work?

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Werner_E25-Diamond I
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March 21, 2017

I think that what you demand is possible (the variable name will look like x/y, not like a fraction), but the method to achieve a variable name like x/y is quite different wether you use Mathcad or Prime. So you would have to state which version (Mathcad 15 or Prime) you are using.

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Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
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March 21, 2017

The only way I can get this in Prime is to launch Mathcad 15.

In 15:  the key combination  "cntrl+shift+k" tells Mathcad to accept any character as variable name, and x/y becomes your variable.

Save the file, open Prime, and convert the file to Prime.  The variable x/y will survive the conversion.

But I can't figure out how to create it in Prime.

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nas0k1-VisitorAnswer
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March 21, 2017

Does the "x/y", then deleting the "" work?

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    Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
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    March 21, 2017

    WOW!

    I never would have thought of that!

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    awibroe1-VisitorAuthor
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    March 22, 2017

    Cheers Everyone! the "" method certainly seems to work in Prime.

    Question is, where would I be without the User Community???

    I tell you where, still struggling with Excel...

    Cheers,

    Andy.

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