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Re: Sqrt[Sin^2(x)]=Sin(x)....????

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  • Subject: [mg16340] Re: Sqrt[Sin^2(x)]=Sin(x)....????
  • From: phbrf at t-online.de (Peter Breitfeld)
  • Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 01:05:55 -0500
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Alessandro Agresti <agresti at fi.infn.it> schrieb:
> 
> Can I get the following result:
> Sqrt[Sin^2(x)]=Sin(x) ???
> If so, how??
> Thanks You for Your BIG help.
> Alessandro Agresti
> 

Alessandro,

Mathematica knows, that this isn't always true. But you can use
PowerExpand to get what you want:

In[1]=  Sqrt[Sin[x]^2]//PowerExpand
Out[1]= Sin[x]



es gruesst
      Peter
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