>>>>> "Boris" == Boris Veytsman <borisv@lk.net> writes:
>> From: Raymond Toy <toy at rtp>
>> Date: 25 Sep 2001 09:53:01 -0400
>>
Boris> Like this:
>>
Boris> tellsimp(cn1(0),1);
Boris> tellsimp(sn1(0),0);
>>
>> Thanks1 That works. However, what if I want sn1(.5, .8) to give me
>> some number? I don't know how to do that.
Boris> Easy. This will substitute sn1 by the original sn iff both arguments
Boris> are numerical:
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Very nice. Your help is very much appreciated.
I now have a final question. sn has these properties:
sn(u/2)^2 = (1-cn(u))/(1+dn(u))
sn(2*u) = 2*sn(u)*cn(u)*dn(u)/(1-m*sn(u)^4)
How do I get maxima to understand this? However, I don't want this
applied all of the time, just like the corresponding trig functions.
Thanks!
Ray