Not simplifying to a usable answer

I am trying to get matlab to do the number crunching for an operational amplifier that has some parallel impedances.

This is how z1 and z2 are supposed to simplify according to the answer booklet, but matlab isn't simplifying anything. I don't get why it wouldn't as the answer booklet did it by hand somehow. Any advice?

[Torsten]

Did you try multiplying numerator and denominator of your answer by 2640/6.9690e35 ?

[Dyuman Joshi]

Hmmm

syms s
%sympref('FloatingPointOutput',true)
zeq = 4*10^5*s+0.25*10^6;
z1 = 10^11/zeq + 4*10^5;
zeq2 = (110*10^3*s+0.25*10^6);
z2 = 27.5*10^9/zeq2 + 6*10^5;
out = collect((z1+z2)/z1)

out = 

[Andrew Piotrowski]

but that's the thing, zeq is not 4*10^5*s+0.25*10^6;

zeq is represenative of the bottom parralel impedance, zeq2 is representative of the top parralel impedance.

1/zeq = 1/(6*10^5) + 1/(1/(4*10^-6*s)) via parrallel rule

z1 = zeq + 4*10^5

which the answer document simplified to 10^11/s/[math] somehow. I am trying to get matlab to do that simplification for me.

[Star Strider]

A somewhat different approach yielding a different result —

syms s 
Z_1 = 4E+5 + (1E+11/s) / (4E+5 + 0.25E+6/s);
Z_2 = 6E+5 + (27.5E+9/s) / (110E+3 + 0.25E+6/s);
Z = vpa((Z_1+Z_2) / Z_1)

Z = 

Zs = simplify(Z, 500)

Zs = 

Zsf = simplifyFraction(Z)

Zsf = 

[n,d] = numden(Zsf);
Zsf = n / expand(d)

Zsf = 

.

Answer 1

[Paul]

Hi Andrew,

The answer key for Z1 appears to be incorrect. Also, I don't follow the equations you posted in the question. Anyway, based on the diagram in the comment showing the non-inverting amplifier circuit, I get:

syms s
% elements on "the bottom"
zR2 = sym(400e3);            % series resistor impedance
zC1 = 1/s/sym(4)/sym(1e-6);  % parallel capacitor impedance
zR1 = sym(600e3);            % parallel resistor impedance 
 % total bottom impedance
Z1 = zR2 + zR1*zC1/(zR1 + zC1) 

Z1 = 

% answer key, doesn't match
Z1ans = sym(4e5) + sym(1e11)/s/(sym(4e5) + sym(0.25e6)/s)

Z1ans = 

% elements on "the top", or the feedback
zR2 = sym(600e3);
zC1 = zC1;
zR1 = sym(110e3);
% total top impedance
Z2  = zR2 + zR1*zC1/(zR1 + zC1)

Z2 = 

% answer key, matches
Z2ans = sym(6e5) + sym(27.5e9)/s/(sym(110e3) + sym(0.25e6)/s)

Z2ans = 

% circuit gain, matches the answer key
Z = simplify((Z1 + Z2)/Z1)

Z = 

[Andrew Piotrowski]

Your answer seems to make sense.

I am confirming with the prof