Re: explanation need!
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg73482] Re: explanation need!
- From: "dimitris" <dimmechan at yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:30:21 -0500 (EST)
- References: <er9co7$d89$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Feb 18, 1:19 pm, "dimitris" <dimmec... at yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello. > > Can somebody expalin the following code (which is used in order to > "block" the use of the RootReduce function by FullSimplify; this > example is adopted by Peter Pein's post here: > > http://groups.google.gr/group/comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica/browse_t... > ) > > In[7]:= > << "Developer`" > ClearCache[] > s3 = Block[{RootReduce}, FullSimplify[Solve[1 + x^2 + x^3 == 0]]] > > More specifically why is needed to change context first? > What does the function ClearCache here in particular? > Should the following command give a different output? > > In[10]:= > $Context > > Out[10]= > "Global`" > > Thanks a lot! > > Dimitris Thanks a lot Andrzej! You were, as always, absolutely clear! Best Regards Dimitris