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Re: Factorizing...

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  • Subject: [mg74114] Re: Factorizing...
  • From: "Bruno Campanini" <BC at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:01:37 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <esr0lj$6hp$1@smc.vnet.net> <esu5qh$riq$1@smc.vnet.net>

"Jean-Marc Gulliet" <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:esu5qh$riq$1 at smc.vnet.net...

> Using the correct syntax strongly helps. See " The Mathematica Book
> Online  /  A Practical Introduction to Mathematica  /  Numerical
> Calculations  /  1.1.3 Some Mathematical Functions" at
> http://documents.wolfram.com/mathematica/book/section-1.1.3
>
> In[1]:=
> Simplify[Factor[2 + Sqrt[5]] == ((1 + Sqrt[5])/2)^3]
>
> [...disregard the warning message...]
>
> Out[1]=
> True

I don't want to get that.
I would like to have:

In[1]=
Factor[2 + Sqrt[5]]

Out[1]=
((1 + Sqrt[5])/2)^3

instead of

Out[1]=2 + Sqrt[5]

Bruno



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