Re: Why doesn't TrueQ return True here?
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- Subject: [mg119743] Re: Why doesn't TrueQ return True here?
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:04:44 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <201106192329.TAA01160@smc.vnet.net>
- Reply-to: drmajorbob at yahoo.com
In[29] doesn't do ANYTHING, and In[30] affects only "such functions as
Simplify, Refine, and Integrate", according to help.
It doesn't affect TrueQ, but it does affect Simplify:
$Assumptions = t2 > t1
Simplify[t2 - t1 > 0]
t2 > t1
True
Bobby
On Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:29:26 -0500, Jacare Omoplata
<walkeystalkey at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's the output.
> -------------------------------------------------------
> In[29]:= Element[{t1, t2}, Reals]
>
> Out[29]= (t1 | t2) \[Element] Reals
>
> In[30]:= $Assumptions = t2 > t1
>
> Out[30]= t2 > t1
>
> In[31]:= TrueQ[(t2 - t1) > 0]
>
> Out[31]= False
> ------------------------------------------------------
>
> I would expect TrueQ to return True, not False. Why does it return False?
>
> And how can I test whether t2-t1 is positive?
>
> Thanks.
>
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DrMajorBob at yahoo.com
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- Why doesn't TrueQ return True here?
- From: Jacare Omoplata <walkeystalkey@gmail.com>
- Why doesn't TrueQ return True here?