Telling maxima something is an integer

• Subject: Telling maxima something is an integer
• From: Raymond Toy
• Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:22:08 -0500

>>>>> "Stavros" == Stavros Macrakis  writes:

    >> Is there a way to tell maxima something is an integer?

    Stavros> declare(qqq,integer)$
    Stavros> askinteger(qqq) => yes
    Stavros> (-1)^(2*qqq) => 1
    Stavros> sin(qqq*%pi) => 0

Thanks!  I knew there was some way, but just couldn't figure out what
it was.

Ray

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