tellsimpafter



try defmatch(zz,any);
tellsimpafter(zz*kg*m/s^2,zz*Newton);
RJF


C Y wrote:

>Hey guys.  Been trying to tease Maxima into simplifying a*kg*m/s^2 to
>a*Newtons, but I haven't got anywhere.  Is the following expected
>behavior, and if so is there any way to achieve the effect I'm looking
>for?
>
>Maxima 5.9.0.1cvs
>CMU Common Lisp 18e
>(C1) tellsimpafter(kg*m/s^2,Newtons);
>
>(D1)                          [*RULE1, SIMPTIMES]
>(C2) kg*m/s^2;
>
>(D2)                                Newtons
>(C3) a*kg*m/s^2;
>
>                                    a kg m
>(D3)                                ------
>                                       2
>                                      s
>
>Thanks, 
>CY
>
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