Try ratsimp(abs(h(s))),algebraic;
Beyond that, there are various things you can do to change the form of
the result, e.g. factor of the whole expression or some of its
subparts.
-s
On 1/21/07, Hugo Coolens <coolens at kahosl.be> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me here how to simplify the following result obtained with
> maxima?
>
> h(s):=(1+r*c*s)/(1+r*c*s+l*c*s^2);
> s:%i*sqrt(sqrt(l^2+2*c*l*r^2)/l-1)/(r*c);
> abs(h(s));
> (answer 3 times positive to questions)