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Re: Re: Elementary Calculation

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• Subject: [mg60093] Re: [mg60084] Re: Elementary Calculation
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 04:32:57 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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   Expand[(24 + 5 Sqrt[23])^2] // InputForm
1151 + 240*Sqrt[23]

(I've appended "// InputForm" in the input line above just so the result 
can be displayed linearly, without use of a square-root symbol.)


Jean-Marc Gulliet wrote:
> Jim Dars wrote:
> 
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I'm using version 4.
>>
>>I wish to calculate (24+5*sq,rt.23)^2
>>I'm using the square root symbol from the palette.
>>
>>I want to obtain (1151 + 240*sq.rt. 23)
>>
>>I've tried Simplify and FullSimplify but I keep getting (24+5*sq,rt.23)^2.
>>
>>What command should I use?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>Best wishes, Jim
>>
>>
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Use *Expand*
> 
> http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/functions/Expand
> 
> In[1]:=
> Expand[(24 + 5*Sqrt[23])^2]
> 
> Out[1]=
> 1151 + 240*Sqrt[23]
> 
> Regards,
> /J.M.
> 
> 

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  • Re: Elementary Calculation
    • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet@gmail.com>