how to convince Maxima to carry out complex arithmetic



Richard Fateman a ?crit :
> Robert Dodier wrote:
>
>
>  try algebraic:true.
> then rat(1/(1+%i))  comes out as -(%i-1)/2
>   
>> (%i9) rat (1/(1 + %i));
>>                                       1
>> (%o9)/R/                            ------
>>                                     %i + 1
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
Or
rectform(1/(1 + %i));  ==>  1/2-%i/2

Eric