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. > > -- Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305
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- Re: Elementary Calculation
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet@gmail.com>
- Re: Elementary Calculation