Re: can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
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- Subject: [mg51546] Re: can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
- From: "xideum" <xideum at gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:21:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Good observation. I think it's because Mathematica uses an uncommon algorithim to do its calculations -- which is why it can (or COULD, I haven't really tested it out too much in 5) be difficult to get Mathematica to show the steps it took to reach an answer.