Re: additional comments on Simplify and Square 'Roots....
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg42174] Re: [mg42147] additional comments on Simplify and Square 'Roots....
- From: Bobby Treat <drmajorbob-MathGroup3528 at mailblocks.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 02:49:48 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
What does grouping terms have to do with it? For that example, version 5 has the same strange (to me) behavior. Bobby -----Original Message----- From: Blimbaum Jerry DLPC <BlimbaumJE at ncsc.navy.mil> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg42174] [mg42147] additional comments on Simplify and Square 'Roots.... I knew Mathematica was smarter then me...it just took me a few more operations to realize what it was doing...so i need to add this.... Simplify[ Sqrt[a]/Sqrt[b] , b>0] outputs Sqrt[a/b].... but Simplify[ Sqrt[a]/Sqrt[b] , a > 0 ] outputs 1 / Sqrt[ b / a]....as, of course, it should for grouping terms.... sorry for taking up mathgroup time...i thought i had noticed something in the previous email...that was of value....oh well..... Jerry Blimbaum