Re: unexpected Simplify[] ouput
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- Subject: [mg24259] Re: [mg24240] unexpected Simplify[] ouput
- From: BobHanlon at aol.com
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 23:10:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
In a message dated 7/4/2000 3:38:57 PM, gorni at dimi.uniud.it writes: >With Mathematica 4: > >7(-1 + a) (1 + a) // FullSimplify gives 7(-1 + a^2) > >8(-1 + a) (1 + a) // FullSimplify gives 8(-1 + a) (1 + a) SetOptions[Simplify, ComplexityFunction -> LeafCount ]; 7(-1 + a) (1 + a) // Simplify 7*(-1 + a^2) 8(-1 + a) (1 + a) // Simplify 8*(-1 + a^2) b(-1 + a) (1 + a) // Expand // Simplify (-1 + a^2)*b SetOptions[Simplify, ComplexityFunction -> Automatic ]; Bob Hanlon