Functions for doing basic arithmetic with fractions.
add_fractions(x1, x2) subtract_fractions(x1, x2) multiply_fractions(x1, x2) divide_fractions(x1, x2) x1 %f+% x2 x1 %f-% x2 x1 %f*% x2 x1 %f/% x2
| x1 | The first fraction to be used. |
|---|---|
| x2 | The second fraction to be used. |
# Use as a function add_fractions("1/2", "1/4")#> [1] "3/4"# Use with the defined infix operator "1/8" %f+% "2/3"#> [1] "19/24""1/2" %f/% "1/2"#> [1] "1"# Infix operators can be chained # Operations go from left to right "-2" %f-% "1/2" %f+% "2 1/3"#> [1] "-1/6"# Use parentheses to control order of operations "-2" %f-% "1/2" %f+% "2 1/3" %f*% "2"#> [1] "-1/3""-2" %f-% "1/2" %f+% ("2 1/3" %f*% "2")#> [1] "2 1/6"