Example #1
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        public override bool Equals(Object obj)
        {
            AlgebraicSegmentEquation eq = obj as AlgebraicSegmentEquation;

            if (eq == null)
            {
                return(false);
            }
            return((lhs.Equals(eq.lhs) && rhs.Equals(eq.rhs)) || (lhs.Equals(eq.rhs) && rhs.Equals(eq.lhs)));
        }
Example #2
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        //private static readonly string NAME = "Simplification";
        //
        // Given an equation, simplify algebraically using the following notions:
        //     A + A = B  -> 2A = B
        //     A + B = B + C -> A = C
        //     A + B = 2B + C -> A = B + C
        //
        public static Equation Simplify(Equation original)
        {
            // Do we have an equation?
            if (original == null) throw new ArgumentException();

            // Is the equation 0 = 0? This should be allowed at it indicates a tautology
            if (original.lhs.Equals(new NumericValue(0)) && original.rhs.Equals(new NumericValue(0)))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Should not have an equation that is 0 = 0: " + original.ToString());
            }

            //
            // Ideally, flattening would:
            // Remove all subtractions -> adding a negative instead
            // Distribute subtraction or multiplication over addition
            //
            // Flatten the equation so that each side is a sum of atomic expressions
            Equation copyEq = (Equation)original.DeepCopy();
            FlatEquation flattened = new FlatEquation(copyEq.lhs.CollectTerms(), copyEq.rhs.CollectTerms());

            //Debug.WriteLine("Equation prior to simplification: " + flattened.ToString());

            // Combine terms only on each side (do not cross =)
            FlatEquation combined = CombineLikeTerms(flattened);

            //Debug.WriteLine("Equation after like terms combined on both sides: " + combined);

            // Combine terms across the equal sign
            FlatEquation across = CombineLikeTermsAcrossEqual(combined);

             //Debug.WriteLine("Equation after simplifying both sides: " + across);

            FlatEquation constSimplify = SimplifyForMultipliersAndConstants(across);

            //
            // Inflate the equation
            //
            Equation inflated = null;
            GroundedClause singleLeftExp = InflateEntireSide(constSimplify.lhsExps);
            GroundedClause singleRightExp = InflateEntireSide(constSimplify.rhsExps);
            if (original is AlgebraicSegmentEquation)
            {
                inflated = new AlgebraicSegmentEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is GeometricSegmentEquation)
            {
                inflated = new GeometricSegmentEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is AlgebraicAngleEquation)
            {
                inflated = new AlgebraicAngleEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is GeometricAngleEquation)
            {
                inflated = new GeometricAngleEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is AlgebraicArcEquation)
            {
                inflated = new AlgebraicArcEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is GeometricArcEquation)
            {
                inflated = new GeometricArcEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is AlgebraicAngleArcEquation)
            {
                inflated = new AlgebraicAngleArcEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }
            else if (original is GeometricAngleArcEquation)
            {
                inflated = new GeometricAngleArcEquation(singleLeftExp, singleRightExp);
            }

            // If simplifying didn't do anything, return the original equation
            if (inflated.Equals(original))
            {
                return original;
            }

            //
            // 0 = 0 should not be allowable.
            //
            if (inflated.lhs.Equals(new NumericValue(0)) && inflated.rhs.Equals(new NumericValue(0)))
            {
                return null;
            }

            return inflated;
        }