RE: FullSimplify doesn't simplify
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- Subject: [mg32774] RE: [mg32762] FullSimplify doesn't simplify
- From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 05:11:47 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Ken, It's not always true. But... Simplify[(x y)^n == (x^n)(y^n), x > 0 && y > 0] True David Park djmp at earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/ > From: Ken Morgan [mailto:kmorga51 at calvin.edu] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > > Does anyone know why Mathematica doesn't simplify the following to True? > > > In[1] := FullSimplify[(x y)^n == (x^n)(y^n)] > > Out[1] := (x y)^n == (x^n)(y^n) > > Are there cases where this is not true? > > > Thanks, > Ken Morgan > kmorga51 at calvin.edu >