can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
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- Subject: [mg51505] can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
- From: Cole Turner <REMOVEcole.tuner at liwest.at>
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:21:32 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
if I enter:
FullSimplify [ (a^2)^(3/2) ]
(in correct MATHEMATICA syntax, the program does not yield the correct
result, a^3 ...
why is that?
thanks!
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