Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg75456] Apparently inconsistent behaviour of Convert[#, 1] &
- From: Andrew Moylan <andrew.j.moylan at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 05:39:43 -0400 (EDT)
Convert[Sqrt[Meter^2], 1]
>> Meter
Convert[2*Sqrt[Meter^2], 1]
>> \!\(Convert::"incomp" \(\(:\)\(\ \)\) "Incompatible units
in \!\(2\\ \@\(Meter\^2\)\) and \!\(1\)."\)
>> 2*Sqrt[Meter^2]
Why does the latter conversion not succeed when the first one does?