>>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner@inode.at> writes:
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Wolfgang> This could be avoided by binding $RADEXPAND to $TRUE instead (note
Wolfgang> that Maxima somehow remembers the integral's bounds in order to
Wolfgang> eliminate ABS from the expression). However, this way Maxima would be
Wolfgang> unable to handle the indefinite integral INTEGRATE(SQRT(X+1/X-2),X)
Wolfgang> (while the result is incomplete in this case it might be useful
Wolfgang> anyway).
I don't find this to be a problem. I think it's better for maxima to
fail to evaluate something than to give a provably wrong answer.
Ray