Re: Simplification ?
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- Subject: [mg38143] Re: Simplification ?
- From: Daniel Nettels <Daniel.Nettels at unifr.ch>
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 04:35:31 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Olivier, obviously you assume x to be real and non negative. You have to tell this Mathematica. Try Simplify[Sqrt[x^2],x>=0]. Bye Olivier Durussel wrote: >Hi, > >Is there a way to force Mathematica to simplify the terms like > >Sqrt[x^2] > >to give x ??? > >Thanks per advance ! >___________________________________________________________ >Olivier DURUSSEL > >Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne >STI-IPR-LCSM >ME-Ecublens >CH-1015 Lausanne >Tél.: +41 21 693 53 17 >Fax.:+41 21 693 35 09 > > > > >