Newbie: problem solving basic equations



Daniel Lemire writes:
 >  > Reading the section on Trigonometric functions says to use TRIGSIMP
 >  > for simplifying trigonometric expressions.
 >  >
 >  > TRIGSIMP(a*sin(x)^2+a*cos(x)^2);
 >  >
 >  > will work.
 > 
 > Does it? Really? It does nothing here...

Type the command exactly as given above.  It will work.  You typed
something different.