Hello,
I hope people on the maxima mailing list can help me with the following.
I defined the functions f1 and f2 as:
(%i53) f1:(x/x0)^a;
(%o53) (x/x0)^a
(%i48) f2:(x/x0)^(a-1);
(%o48) (x/x0)^(a-1)
Now, f3 is the division:
(%i52) f3:f1/f2;
(%o52) x^a*(x/x0)^(1-a)
How can I force maxima to simplify f3 down to (x/x0) ?
Now this is a simple example. What can I do with more complex expressions
where I do not have a good idea about the end result?
Thanks,
Eli