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unexpected Simplify[] ouput

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  • Subject: [mg24240] unexpected Simplify[] ouput
  • From: Gianluca Gorni <gorni at dimi.uniud.it>
  • Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 15:22:04 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hello!

With Mathematica 4:

7(-1 + a) (1 + a) // FullSimplify    gives  7(-1  + a^2)

8(-1 + a) (1 + a) // FullSimplify    gives  8(-1 + a) (1 + a)



           Gianluca Gorni


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