MathGroup Archive 2012

[Date Index] [Thread Index] [Author Index]

Search the Archive

Simplify

  • To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
  • Subject: [mg127659] Simplify
  • From: "news" <news at newsfe03.iad.highwinds-media.com>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:16:55 -0400 (EDT)
  • Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@mail-archive0.wolfram.com
  • Delivered-to: l-mathgroup@wolfram.com
  • Delivered-to: mathgroup-newout@smc.vnet.net
  • Delivered-to: mathgroup-newsend@smc.vnet.net

Hi folks,

Simplify must result:

Simplify[(1 + Sin[x] - Cos[x])/(1 + Sin[x] + Cos[x]) == Tan[x/2]]
True

but why instead it results:

Simplify[(1 + Sin[x] - Cos[x]) / (1 + Sin[x] + Cox[x]) ==  Tan[x/2]]

((Cos[x] - Cox[x])*Tan[x/2]) / (1 + Cox[x] + Sin[x]) == 0

Thanks.

Max.



  • Prev by Date: Series Simplification - how to truncate the result ?
  • Next by Date: Re: Series Simplification - how to truncate the result ?
  • Previous by thread: Re: Series Simplification - how to truncate the result ?
  • Next by thread: Re: Simplify