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Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &

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  • Subject: [mg75456] Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &
  • From: Andrew Moylan <andrew.j.moylan at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 05:39:43 -0400 (EDT)

Convert[Sqrt[Meter^2], 1]
>> Meter

Convert[2*Sqrt[Meter^2], 1]
>> \!\(Convert::"incomp" \(\(:\)\(\ \)\) "Incompatible units
      in \!\(2\\ \@\(Meter\^2\)\) and \!\(1\)."\)
>> 2*Sqrt[Meter^2]

Why does the latter conversion not succeed when the first one does?



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