Re: Re: Trigonometric simplification
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- Subject: [mg68906] Re: [mg68881] Re: Trigonometric simplification
- From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz at mimuw.edu.pl>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:15:20 -0400 (EDT)
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On 22 Aug 2006, at 11:20, carlos at colorado.edu wrote: >> Hi Carlos, >> >> Using TrigReduce before Simplify will do it: >> >> r = Tan[a]^2/(Sec[a]^2)^(3/2); >> Simplify[TrigReduce[r], Assumptions -> {a > 0, Sec[a] > 0}] >> >> --> Cos[a]*Sin[a]^2 >> >> Best regards, >> Jean-Marc > > Thanks, that works perfectly. Actually Sec[a]>0 as assumption > is sufficient. This is correct from the problem source, since > the angle is in the range (-Pi/2,Pi/2) > > Here is a related question. How can I get Mathematica to pass from > > d = 2 + 3*Cos[a] + Cos[3*a] (* leaf count 10 *) > > to > > 1 + 2*Cos[a]^3 (* leaf count 8 *) > > TrigExpand[d] gives > > 2 + 3*Cos[a] + Cos[a]^3 - 3*Cos[a]*Sin[a]^2 > > Applying Simplify to that yields 2 + 3*Cos[a] + Cos[3*a] so we are > back to the beggining. > You seem to be very keen on getting Mathematica to perform some pretty unorthodox sort of mathematics. Please note: d = 2 + 3*Cos[a] + Cos[3*a] ; e=1+2*Cos[a]^3; d/.a->Pi/2 2 e/.a->Pi/2 1 Actually, the answer you want is double the one you posted, that is 4*Cos[a]^3 + 2. I think the only way to get it is to define a complexity function which will penalise (with sufficient severity) multiple angles in "simplified" answers, while also trying to minimise LeafCount. Here is such one such function: f[d_] := 10*Plus @@ Cases[{d}, Cos[n_ x_] | Sin[n_ x_] -> n, Infinity] +LeafCount[d] For example: f[d] 40 f[e] 8 With this ComplexityFunction we get: FullSimplify[d, ComplexityFunction -> f] 4*Cos[a]^3 + 2 The reason why LeafCount alone is insufficient and why you need a factor such as 10, is that it is not enough that the final output has a lower value of ComplexityFunction but also all the intermediate expression that Mathematica tries before arriving at that output. This makes finding the right function often quite tricky. Andrzej Kozlowski
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