Hello,
I wonder if someone can explain the following:
(%i2) t : %e^(log(2)/2)-1; s : sqrt(2)-1;
(%o2) %e^(log(2)/2)-1
(%o3) sqrt(2)-1
(%i4) is(equal(t,s));
(%o4) false
(%i5) build_info();
Maxima version: 5.17.1
Maxima build date: 20:42 2/2/2009
host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
lisp-implementation-type: GNU Common Lisp (GCL)
lisp-implementation-version: GCL 2.6.8
Why does maxima decide these two expressions are not equal?
Leo
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