Hello DAVID.

27 Aug 04 09:09, you wrote to SERGEY GOLTSOV:

 ??>>>> W = 13.13 + 0.62 * T - 13.95 * V ^ 0.16 + 0.486 * T + V ^ 0.16

 DW>>> W = 13.13 + 0.62 * T + (0.416 * T - 13.95) * V ^ 0.16

 SG>> W = 13.13 + (0.62 + 0.486) * T + (1 - 13.95) * V ^ 0.16

 DW> Are you claiming that this last line is a shorter equivalent of the
 DW> one I wrote?

No, it looks closer to the original and simplifies further to

  W = 13.13 + 1.106 * T - 12.95 * V ^ 0.16

 DW>  It is neither! It's longer, and NOT mathematically
 DW> equivalent.

but neither is yours! :-)

 even assuming the final addition is supposed to be multiplication

   shouldn't 0.416 be 0.486  :-)


Jasen

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