Re: Difficulties with Re
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- Subject: [mg98377] Re: Difficulties with Re
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:03:20 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Uni Leipzig
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- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
Hi, Assuming[x > 0 && y > 0, Re[Exp[(x + I y)^2]] /. Exp[a_] :> Exp[Expand[a]] // Simplify] ? Regards Jens Aaron Fude wrote: > Hi, > > Of the following two expressions, the first "works", while the second > doesn't. How does one make it work? > > Assuming[x > 0 && y > 0, Re[Exp[x + I y]] // Simplify] > Assuming[x > 0 && y > 0, Re[Exp[(x + I y)^2]] // Simplify] > > Many thanks in advance, > > Aaron >