how to convince Maxima to carry out complex arithmetic
Subject: how to convince Maxima to carry out complex arithmetic
From: reyssat
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:45:33 +0200
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