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Re: Questions about Abs[_]

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• Subject: [mg55591] Re: Questions about Abs[_]
• From: "Dan" <dantopa at gmail.com>
• Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:22:16 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Andrzej:

Mathematica is considering the most general case. I am thinking that
you are dealing with all positive numbers since you have stated the
answer you want.

Let's tell Mathematica we have all positive numbers.

x = Abs[(2 z0 - 2 d m)^2];     (* define the function *)

lst={z0,d,m};                   (* assemble all variables in a list *)

Simplify[x,lst\[Element]Reals && lst > 0]     (* apply criteria *)

output =
(2 z0 - 2 d m)^2

Hope this helps,

Dan

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    • From: Andrzej Kozlowski <akoz@mimuw.edu.pl>