Re: can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
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- Subject: [mg51520] Re: [mg51505] can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:20:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Because
((-2)^2)^(3/2) == (-2)^3
False
Reduce[(a^2)^(3/2) == a^3, a, Reals]
a >= 0
Consequently, if you restrict a to being non-negative:
Simplify[(a^2)^(3/2), a>=0]
a^3
(a^2)^(3/2) // PowerExpand
a^3
Bob Hanlon
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> From: Cole Turner <REMOVEcole.tuner at liwest.at>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2004/10/20 Wed AM 01:21:32 EDT
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg51520] [mg51505] can't MATHEMATICA simplify simple expressions?
>
> 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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Bob Hanlon
Chantilly, VA