Simplify x^p^(1/p) to r?

• Subject: Simplify x^p^(1/p) to r?
• From: Raymond Toy
• Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 10:47:31 -0400

Gary O wrote:
> Q: why doesn't this return x?
>    ratsimp(x^p^(1/p))
> 
> If maxima doesn't know that x^y^z => x^(y*z), can I teach it somehow?

But what is 2^3^4?  I think ^ is right associative, so 2^3^4 is not 
2^12, but 2^81.

Ray

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