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Re: How to make Mathematica to return "Log[Exp[x]]" as x?

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  • Subject: [mg5697] Re: How to make Mathematica to return "Log[Exp[x]]" as x?
  • From: allman at pat.mdc.com (Mark Allman )
  • Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 14:29:01 -0500
  • Organization: McDonnell Douglas, Houston Division
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In article <5atshi$ssn at dragonfly.wolfram.com>, chengli at uab.edu (Cheng Li) writes:
|> Dear friends, suppose x is a variable and when I type "Log[Exp[x]]" and then 
|> enter, Mathematica gives me "Log[Exp[x]]" back. Could you please tell me how 
|> to let Mathematica to return "Log[Exp[x]]" as x?
|> Thank you very much.
|> Cheng Li
|> chengli at uab.edu
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 

Try:
     Log[ Exp[x] ] // N

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