On Dec 9, 5:07 pm, Harald Schilly <harald.schi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, i got a "report a problem" comment about how > simplify/full_simplify works. I think this could be sent to maxima > upstream? > > Well, here is the (rather educational) example: > > sage: a=(sqrt(6)-sqrt(5))^-1 > > sage: a > -1/(sqrt(5) - sqrt(6)) > > sage: a.full_simplify() > 1/(sqrt(2)*sqrt(3) - sqrt(5)) > > sage: a.simplify() > -1/(sqrt(5) - sqrt(6)) >
Before doing that, note that the Sage rep probably treats the denominator separately somehow. Also, since full_simplify() calls a whole heck of a lot of things, they may cancel each other out in this case - it would be worth trying a few of the simplify_blah separately; unfortunately, I can't do that right now. Anyway, let's not assume it's Maxima until we're sure :) - kcrisman -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
