Re: Simplifying algebraic expressions
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- Subject: [mg66899] Re: [mg66839] Simplifying algebraic expressions
- From: Amitabha Roy <aroy at cs.bc.edu>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 03:25:23 -0400 (EDT)
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In Mathematica 5.2,
this does not work
Simplify[ (-1)^(2 x + 3 y), Element[{x, y}, Integers] ]
gives no simplication. Neither does Refine.
I forgot to mention that I am only interested in the situation when
the variables take on integer values.
On Jun 2, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Carl K. Woll wrote:
> Amitabha Roy wrote:
>> Hello:
>> I would like Mathematica to be able to take an expression, say,
>> (-1)^{2 x + 3 y} and be able to simplify to (-1)^y.
>> Is there a way one can do this ?
>> Thanks
>
> I presume you want this simplification to occur assuming x and y
> are integers, as the simplification is not valid when either x or y
> are not integers. For example, with x==0 and y==.1, we have (-1)^
> (3*.1) != (-1)^.1. Try:
>
> Simplify[ (-1)^(2 x + 3 y), Element[{x,y},Integers] ]
>
> y
> (-1)
>
> (you could also use Refine with the same syntax instead of Simplify)
>
> Carl Woll
> Wolfram Research
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