6.23 Extracting the LHS and RHS of equation

In[62]:= eq = x^2 + Sin[4*a] == 3 - Derivative[1][y][t] 
Out[62]= x^2 + Sin[4*a] == 3 - Derivative[1][y][t] 
 
In[63]:= lhs = eq /. (lhs_) == (rhs_) -> lhs 
Out[63]= x^2 + Sin[4*a] 
 
In[64]:= rhs = eq /. (lhs_) == (rhs_) -> rhs 
Out[64]= 3 - Derivative[1][y][t]